Aesculus indica
Aesculus indica
(Wall. ex Cambess.) Hook.
Ordre | Sapindales |
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Famille | Sapindaceae |
Genre | Aesculus |
2n =
Origine :
sauvage et cultivé
Français | |
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Anglais |
Résumé des usages
- fruits féculents : aliment de disette
Description
Noms populaires
Classification
Aesculus indica (Wall. ex Cambess.) Hook. (1859)
basionyme :
- Pavia indica Wall. ex Cambess. (1835-1844)
Cultivars
Histoire
Usages
Himalayas. A lofty tree of the Himalaya Mountains called kunour or pangla[1]. In times of scarcity, the seeds are used as food, ground and mixed with flour after steeping in water[2]. Sturtevant, Notes on edible plants, 1919.