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

Euphorbia candelabrum

Uses

Ethiopila (Wollo Province): unspecified part of plant eaten. Reported highly toxic, if consumed “on a large scale.”

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Kotschy
Vernaculars:: Ethiopia: Mekan’e, Quolqual

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Euphorbia candelabrum

Euphorbia candelabrum

Plant Classification Group:

Euphorbiaceae

Plant Locations:

Africa
- Ethiopia

Plant References:

RAHMATO 1991

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