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

Pandanus odoratus

Uses

India (Madras Presidency): floral leave eaten raw or cooked. Pulp of lower part of drupes of ripe fruit sucked.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Salisb.; Thunb.
Vernaculars:: Tamil:Thalay. Telugu: Mogheli

Plant Classification Group:

Pandanaceae

Plant Locations:

Asia
- India

Plant References:

SHORTT

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