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Shortt, J. 1887-1888. List of wild plants and vegetables used as food by people in famine times. Indian Forester 3:232-238.

Solanum jacquini

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Solanum torvum

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Spondias mangifera

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Sterculia foetida

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Strychnos potatorum

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Suaeda indica

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Syzygium jambolanum

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Tamarindus indica

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Trapa bispinosa

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Trianthema obcordata

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