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

Ottelia alismoides

Uses

West Bengal. Uspecified part of plant eaten during times of food scarcity.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: (L.) Pers.

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Ottelia alismoides — Ottelia-alismoides

Plant Classification Group:

Hydrocharitaceae

Plant Locations:

Asia
- India
  - Bengal

Plant References:

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