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

Securinega leucopyrus

Uses

India (Western Rajasthan): young shoots and leaves eaten.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Brand.; Muell.
Misc:: Soil type favored by plant: gravelly.

Plant Classification Group:

Euphorbiaceae

Plant Locations:

Asia
- India

Plant References:

GUPTA & KANODIA
SAXENA
SHANKARNARAYAN & SAXENA

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