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IRVINE 1952

Irvine, F.R. 1952. Supplementary and emergency food plants of West Africa. Economic Botany 6(1):23-40.

Dioscorea preussii

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Dioscorea villosa

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Icacina senegalensis

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Nymphaea lotus

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Sacciolepis africana

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Sesbania aegyptiaca

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Sesbania grandiflora

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Stylochiton warneckii

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Tacca involucrata

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Tribulus terrestris

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