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

Acacia ataxacantha

Uses

Nigeria (Kano State, northern): unspecified part of plant eaten.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: DC.
Vernaculars:: Hausa: Kwandariya, Kwandari. Kanuri: Karau

Plant Classification Group:

Fabaceae

Plant Locations:

Africa
- Nigeria

Plant References:

MORTIMORE

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