Erucastrum pachypodum
(Chiov.) Jonsell
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Description
A tropical herb in the cabbage family (Brassicaceae), used as a famine food.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Ethiopia,
Other Information
It is a famine food.
Also Known As
Hakala koyra
References (1)
- Ocho, D. L., et al, 2012, Assessing the levels of food shortage using the traffic light metaphor by analyzing the gathering and consumption of wild food plants, crop parts and crop residues in Konso, Ethiopia. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 8:30
