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

Pennisetum purpureum

Uses

Tanzania (Kilombero and Mahenge districts): internodes cut in small pieces and boiled.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Schumach.

Plant Classification Group:

Poaceae or Graminae

Plant Locations:

Africa
- Tanzania
  - Kilombero
  - Mahenge

Plant References:

MTOTOMWEMA

Location Map

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