Famine Foods Plants that are not normally considered as crops are consumed in times of famine

Myrica esculenta

Uses

India (Himalayan region): fruit collected for emergency use.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Buch–Ham. ex D. Don

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Myrica esculenta fruit — Myrica-esculenta-fruit

Plant Classification Group:

Myricaceae

Plant Locations:

Asia
- India
  - Himalayas

Plant References:

ARORA

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