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

Lovelia fervens subsp. fervens

Uses

Zanzibar (Pemba Island). Tender leaves and stems cooked and eaten.

Additional Information

Vernaculars:: (Kiswahili) - Msambale

Plant Classification Group:

Campanulaceae

Plant Locations:

Africa
- Tanzania
  - Zanzibar

Plant References:

WALSH

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