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

Cassipourea mollis (R.E. Fr.) Alston

Uses

Zambia. Roots eaten, after prolonged boiling

Additional Information

Vernaculars:: Tongan: kabombwe

Plant Classification Group:

Rhizophoraceae

Plant Locations:

Africa
- Zambia

Plant References:

SCUDDER 1962.

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