Trianthema pentandra – Famine Foods

Trianthema pentandra

Uses

India: leaves and shoots eaten. Nigeria (Kano State, northern): unspecified part of plant eaten

Additional Information

Name Authority:
L.
Vernaculars:
 Nigeria (Hausa): Gadon maciji/English: Horse Purslane
Misc:
May be poisonous

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