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

Combretum aculeatum

Uses

Kenya (Mbeere division, Embu district): leaves eaten

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Vent.
Vernaculars:: Kikuyu: mu -Cigi

Plant Classification Group:

Combretaceae

Plant Locations:

Africa
- Kenya
  - Embu

Plant References:

RILEY & BROKENSHA

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