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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.

Dactyloctenium aegyptium

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Desmanthus natans

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Dioscorea alata

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Dolichos ensiformis

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Dracontium polyphyllum

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Eriodendron anfractuosum

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Erythroxylum areolatum

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Euphorbia pilulifera

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Ficus bengalensis

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Ficus glomerata

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