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

Asystasia podostachys

Uses

Tanzania (Bogomoyo, Dar es Salaam and Tanga districts): leaves boiled; water not discarded.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Klotsch.

Plant Classification Group:

Acanthaceae

Plant Locations:

Africa
- Tanzania

Plant References:

MTOTOMWEMA

Country Location Map

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