Opuntia nigricans – Famine Foods

Opuntia nigricans

Uses

India: Bombay Presidency: fruit eaten; (Rajasthan, western): fruit eaten after peeling off bristly skin.

Additional Information

Name Authority:
Haw.
Vernaculars:
Satara district, Bombay Presidency: Nivandga. Jambusar, Broach district: Hathia thor. Rajasthan (western): Nagphani

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