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

Cheilocostus speciosus

Uses

India (Madhya Pradesh, Dindori district, Baigachak area): tuber eaten by the Baiga people.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: (J. Koenig) C.D. Specht

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Cheilocostus speciosus — Cheilocostus-speciosus-2

Cheilocostus speciosus — Cheilocostus-speciosus

Plant Classification Group:

Costaceae

Plant Locations:

Asia
- India
  - Madhya Pradesh

Plant References:

MISHRA

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