Phoenix sylvestris – Famine Foods

Phoenix sylvestris

Uses

India (Bombay Presidency): leaf buds and inner stems eaten; (Deccan): fruit eaten. India (Madras Presidency): leaf-bud, or ‘cabbage,’ and ripe fruit eaten; (Western Rajasthan): leaf-bud, inner part of stem eaten; ripe fruit eaten raw. Various preparations made from fruit pulp.

Additional Information

Name Authority:
Roxb.; Thw.
Vernaculars:
Bombay Presidency (area unspecified): Kajuri Tamil: Ethum pannay. Telugu: Ita chettu. Western Rajasthan: Khajoor
Misc:
Soil types favored by plant: often found near the water source on sandy soils.

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