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

Cassine aethiopica

Synonym(s):

Cassine mystroxylon

Uses

Kenya (Mbeere division, Embu district): ripened fruit mixed with porridge or gruel and with the white liquor from crushed, cooked maize.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Thunb; Loes.
Vernaculars:: Kikuyu: mu -Kawa

Plant Classification Group:

Celastraceae

Plant Locations:

Africa
- Kenya
  - Embu

Plant References:

RILEY & BROKENSHA

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