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

Prunus fruticans

Uses

Tunisia: fruits eaten raw.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Weihe.
Vernaculars:: Arabic: Berqouq el maiz, 'ain giracya, 'ain houchen, Berquouq beldi. Berber: Techt, Aberqouq bouchechim, Aberqouq - n -tirhten

Plant Classification Group:

Rosaceae

Plant Locations:

Africa
- Tunisia

Plant References:

BOUQUET

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