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

Metaplexis stauntoni

Uses

China: leaves eaten with oil and salt. Japan: roots eaten by Ainu

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Roem. & Schott.

Plant Classification Group:

Asclepiadaceae

Plant Locations:

Asia
- China
- Japan

Plant References:

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