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

Sesamum angolensis

Uses

Tanzania (Dar es Saaam, Iringa, Lindi and Songea districts): leaves boiled with cassava or pumpkin leaves.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Welw.

Plant Classification Group:

Pedaliaceae

Plant Locations:

Africa
- Tanzania
  - Dar es Salaam
  - Iringa
  - Lindi
  - Songea

Plant References:

MTOTOMWEMA

Location Map

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