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

Hypoxia filiformis

Uses

Zululand (Ubombo district): roots boiled and eaten

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Baker.
Vernaculars:: Zulu: Isinongwe

Plant Classification Group:

Amaryllidaceae

Plant Locations:

Africa
- South Africa
  - Zululand

Plant References:

HELY-HUTCHINSON

Location Map

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