LAYA | Plant References | Purdue University Famine Foods

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

LAYA
Laya, Diuldé. 1975. Document. Interviews with farmers and livestocks[sic]-owners in the Sahel. African Environment 1(2):49-93. Dakar, Sénégal: ENDA Publications.

Abutilon fruticosum

Plant Classification Group:

Malvaceae

Plant Locations:

Africa
- Niger

Ampelocissus africana

Plant Classification Group:

Vitaceae

Plant Locations:

Africa
- Niger
- Nigeria
  - Kano

Boscia senegalensis

Plant Classification Group:

Capparaceae
- Capparaceae

Plant Locations:

Africa
- Burkina Faso
- Chad
- Niger
- Nigeria
  - Kano
- Sudan
  - Darfur
  - Kordofan

Cenchrus prieurii

Plant Classification Group:

Poaceae or Graminae

Plant Locations:

Africa
- Niger
Asia
- India
  - Rajasthan

Lannea microcarpa

Plant Classification Group:

Anacardiaceae

Plant Locations:

Africa
- Niger

Nympheae sp.

Plant Classification Group:

Nymphaeaceae

Plant Locations:

Africa
- Niger