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

Prunus rufa

Uses

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

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Hook. f.
Vernaculars:: English: Himalayan Cherry
Misc:: www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Prunus+rufa

Plant Classification Group:

Rosaceae

Plant Locations:

Asia
- India

Plant References:

ARORA

Location Map

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