Opuntia vulgaris – Famine Foods

Opuntia vulgaris

Uses

India (Madras Presidency): ripe fruit eaten; green fruit and tender shoots may be cooked in curries.

Additional Information

Name Authority:
Mill.; Tenore.
Vernaculars:
Tamil: Chuppauthumoolloo. Telugu: Nagamala

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