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

Rottboellia exaltata (L.) f

Uses

Zambia (Gwembe Valley). Seeds eaten.

Synonym: Rottboelia cochinensis (Lour.)

Additional Information

Vernaculars:: Tongan: mulungwe.

Plant Classification Group:

Poaceae or Graminae

Plant Locations:

Africa
- Zambia

Plant References:

SCUDDER 1962.

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