Securinega virosa – Famine Foods

Securinega virosa

Uses

Kenya (Mbeere division, Embu district): fruit eaten in millet gruel during periods of famine. Also eaten by herd boys in bush areas.

Additional Information

Name Authority:
(Roxb. ex Willd.) Baill.
Vernaculars:
Kikuyu: mu - Kuuru.
Misc:
Common on rocky and stony hillslope outcrops.

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