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

Brachiara lata

Uses

Nigeria (Kano State, northern): seeds eaten.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: (Schumach.) C.E Hubbard
Vernaculars:: Hausa: Gariji

Plant Classification Group:

Poaceae or Graminae

Plant Locations:

Africa
- Nigeria
  - Kano

Plant References:

MORTIMORE

Location Map

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