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

Olax dissitiflora

Uses

Tanzania (Ngindoland): ripe fruit eaten.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Oliver.
Vernaculars:: Ngindo: Myle mbonju.

Plant Classification Group:

Olacacaeae

Plant Locations:

Africa
- Tanzania

Plant References:

CROSS-UPCOTT

Country Location Map

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