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

Balanites rotundifolia

Uses

Uganda (by the So): fruits cooked many times to extract toxin.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: (Van Tiegh) Blatter

Plant Classification Group:

Balanitaceae

Plant Locations:

Africa
- Uganda

Plant References:

HEINE & KONIG

Location Map

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