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

Niebuhria nervosa

Uses

Zululand (Ubombo district): fruit eaten.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Hochst.
Vernaculars:: Zulu: Matandana

Plant Classification Group:

Capparaceae
- Capparaceae

Plant Locations:

Africa
- South Africa
  - Zululand

Plant References:

HELY-HUTCHINSON

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