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

Cyperus papyrus

Uses

Bechuanaland [Botswana]: roots chewed raw.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: L.

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Cyperus papyrus roots

Plant Classification Group:

Cyperaceae

Plant Locations:

Africa
- Botswana

Plant References:

BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE

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