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कोदोकोदोPaspalum scrobiculatumThe kodo of the Deccan and central hills — drought-proof and long-storing.चीनाचीनाPanicum miliaceumA short-season millet of the northern hills, sown when the season has been lost.
लसोड़ालसोड़ाCordia myxaSticky green fruit for the Rajasthani pickle jar, on a tough small tree.आंवला वृक्षआंवला वृक्षPhyllanthus indofischeriThe wild amla of the southern hills, smaller-fruited and tougher than the orchard kind.खजूरखजूरPhoenix sylvestrisThe sap palm of Bengal and the Deccan, tapped in winter for nolen gur.
सिंघाड़ासिंघाड़ाTrapa natansSinghara — a floating annual grown in ponds and tanks across the north and east.
केरकेरCapparis deciduaA leafless thorny desert shrub with scarlet flowers and pickling berries.गूंदागूंदाCordia myxaLasoda — sticky green fruit pickled across Rajasthan and Gujarat.खजूरखजूरPhoenix sylvestrisThe wild date of the plains, tapped for gur and fruiting freely.गोंगुरागोंगुराHibiscus sabdariffaThe gongura of Andhra kitchens — sour leaves and later, calyces for sherbet.अम्बाड़ीअम्बाड़ीHibiscus sabdariffa var. altissimaGrown for fibre and calyces in the west and centre; a striking tall annual.मेस्तामेस्ताHibiscus cannabinusA fibre hibiscus of eastern India, quick and very tall.गूलरगूलरFicus racemosaFigs in bunches straight off the trunk, feeding birds, bats and monkeys.खेजड़ीखेजड़ीProsopis cinerariaThe tree of the Thar — Rajasthan’s state tree, feeding people and stock in drought.महुआमहुआMadhuca longifoliaCentral India’s most important livelihood tree — flowers, oil and shade.जामुनजामुनSyzygium cuminiPurple fruit in June and dense evergreen shade for the rest of the year.Not sure where to start?
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By regionEach entry notes where the plant grows well across India, from the Gangetic plain to coastal soils.
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Checked by a botanistNames and facts are reviewed before publication; traditional uses are labelled as traditional.