Achyranthes bidentata

Achyranthes bidentata Blume

Ordre	Caryophyllales
Famille	Amaranthaceae
Genre	Achyranthes

2n =

Origine :

sauvage et cultivé

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Résumé des usages

• médicinal
• graines comestibles

Classification

Achyranthes bidentata Blume (1826)

Usages

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.

Sturtevant, Notes on edible plants, 1919.

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