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

Guiera senegalensis

Uses

Nigeria (Kano State, northern): leaves eaten.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: J.F. Gmel.
Vernaculars:: Hausa: Sabara. Kanuri: Kaseshi

Plant Classification Group:

Combretaceae

Plant Locations:

Africa
- Nigeria

Plant References:

MORTIMORE

Location Map

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