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

Opuntia nigricans

Uses

India: Bombay Presidency: fruit eaten; (Rajasthan, western): fruit eaten after peeling off bristly skin.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Haw.
Vernaculars:: Satara district, Bombay Presidency: Nivandga. Jambusar, Broach district: Hathia thor. Rajasthan (western): Nagphani

Plant Classification Group:

Cactaceae

Plant Locations:

Asia
- India
  - Bombay
  - Rajasthan

Plant References:

GAMMIE
GUPTA & KANODIA

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