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

Sacciolepis africana

Uses

Africa (west): unspecified portion of plant eaten during times of scarcity.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: C. E. Hubbard & Snowden.

Plant Classification Group:

Poaceae or Graminae

Plant Locations:

Africa

Plant References:

IRVINE 1952

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