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

Sterculia quinqueloba

Uses

Tanzania (Ngindoland): seeds roasted and spiced with salt.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: (Garcke) K. Schum.
Vernaculars:: Ngindo: Mhuja

Plant Classification Group:

Sterculiaceae

Plant Locations:

Africa
- Tanzania

Plant References:

CROSS-UPCOTT

Location Map

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