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

Nympheae sp.

Uses

Niger: tubers eaten

Additional Information

Vernaculars:: Niger: Dundu

Plant Classification Group:

Nymphaeaceae

Plant Locations:

Africa
- Niger

Plant References:

LAYA

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