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

Antidesma venosum

Uses

Tanzania (Ngindoland): ripe fruits eaten after removal of dry shell.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: E. Mey.
Vernaculars:: Ngindo: Mkundu wa ubi
Misc:: NB this genus and species was traditionally included in the EUPHORBIACEAE Family

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Antidesma venosum fruit

Plant Classification Group:

Phyllanthaceae

Plant Locations:

Africa
- Tanzania
  - Ngindoland

Plant References:

CROSS-UPCOTT

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