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

Melothria japonica

Uses

China: fresh fruit eaten raw.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Maxim. ex Cogn. in DC.

Plant Classification Group:

Cucurbitaceae

Plant Locations:

Asia
- China

Plant References:

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