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

Dioscorea hirtiflora var. ssp. orientalis

Uses

Mozambique; Tanzania (southeastern): eaten traditionally as a famine food.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Benth.
Vernaculars:: Swahili: Mbao-mng’oko

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Dioscorea hirtiflora

Plant Classification Group:

Dioscoreaceae

Plant Locations:

Africa
- Mozambique
- Tanzania

Plant References:

MHORO & MTOTOMWEMA
MTOTOMWEMA

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