Maerua glauca – Famine Foods

Maerua glauca

Uses

Zambia: the Gwembe Tonga group eat the fruit and seeds. The seeds contain tetramethylammonium iodide which must be removed through a detoxification process, as with Acacia albida

Additional Information

Name Authority:
Chiov.

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