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

Ficus polita

Uses

Nigeria (Kano State, northern): fruit and young l Leaves eaten.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Vahl.
Vernaculars:: Hausa: Durumi. Kanuri: Rita

Plant Classification Group:

Moraceae

Plant Locations:

Africa
- Nigeria

Plant References:

MORTIMORE

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