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

Stachytarpheta indica

Uses

Zanzibar (Pemba Island). Leaves eaten as spinach.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: (L.) Vahl
Vernaculars:: (Kiswahili) - Kikwaykwaya

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Stachytarpheta indica

Plant Classification Group:

Verbenaceae

Plant Locations:

Africa
- Tanzania
  - Zanzibar

Plant References:

WALSH

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