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

Senna petersiana

Uses

Mozambique (Macossa district): Ripe fruit eaten raw.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: (Bolle) Lock
Vernaculars:: (Manyika/Shona): Bwembakole
Misc:: Chemical composition: Vitamin A 392.7m/100g. Zinc = 0.714mg/100g.

Plant Classification Group:

Fabaceae

Plant Locations:

Africa
- Mozambique

Plant References:

MAPAURA & CHAPANO

Location Map

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