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

Lonchocarpus capassa

Synonym(s):

Capassa violacea

Uses

Mozambique (Macossa disrict): young, tender leaves eaten. Zambia. Use: see Acacia albida. Scudder (1962) states that eating these beans caused “intestinal disturbance.”.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Rolfe.
Vernaculars:: (Manyika/Shona): Pakasa

Plant Classification Group:

Fabaceae

Plant Locations:

Africa
- Mozambique
- Zambia

Plant References:

MAPAURA & CHAPANO
SCUDDER 1962.

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