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Tropical Asia. The seeds were used as food during a famine in Rajputana, India. Bread made from the seeds was very good. This was considered the best of all substitutes for the usual cereals. | Tropical Asia. The seeds were used as food during a famine in Rajputana, India. Bread made from the seeds was very good. This was considered the best of all substitutes for the usual cereals<ref>King ''Bot. Soc. Edinb.'' 10:198, 244. 1870. (''A. aspera'')</ref>. | ||
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Achyranthes (Sturtevant, 1919) |
Achyranthes bidentata Blume.
Amaranthaceae.
Tropical Asia. The seeds were used as food during a famine in Rajputana, India. Bread made from the seeds was very good. This was considered the best of all substitutes for the usual cereals[1].
- ↑ King Bot. Soc. Edinb. 10:198, 244. 1870. (A. aspera)