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

Rhus cotinus

Synonym(s):

Cotinus coggygria

Uses

China: shoots eaten. India (Garhwal Himalayas): ripe fruit eaten

Additional Information

Name Authority:: L.
Misc:: Chemical composition: volatile oils in the leaves contain pinene and camphene

Plant Classification Group:

Anacardiaceae

Plant Locations:

Asia
- China
- India

Plant References:

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