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

Gardenia erubescens

Uses

Nigeria (Kano State, northern): fruit eaten.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Stapf. & Hutch.
Vernaculars:: Hausa: Gau'de. Kanuri: Kingerr

Plant Classification Group:

Rubiaceae

Plant Locations:

Africa
- Nigeria

Plant References:

MORTIMORE

Location Map

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