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

Sorghum verticilliflorum

Uses

Malawi: unidentified part of plant eaten [probably the seed or grain].

Additional Information

Name Authority:: (Steud.) Stapf

Plant Classification Group:

Poaceae or Graminae

Plant Locations:

Africa
- Malawi

Plant References:

MORRIS
VAUGHN

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