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

Vernonia cinerea

Uses

Tanzania (Lindi and Mthwara districts [Makonde and Mwera peoples]: Leaves boiled and water discarded.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: (L.) Less.

Plant Classification Group:

Asteraceae or Compositae

Plant Locations:

Africa
- Tanzania

Plant References:

MTOTOMWEMA

Location Map

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