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

Hovenia dulcis

Uses

China: fruit eaten fresh. India (Garhwal Himalayas): flowers eaten.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Thunb.

Plant Classification Group:

Rhamnaceae

Plant Locations:

Asia
- China
- India

Plant References:

GUPTA
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