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Species name
Cleone
hanburyana (Penzig)
Family
Capparidaceae
Local name(s)
Gemedo (Wolayetgna)
General description
'Gemedo' is considered
a weed on farm fields. It can grow up to 40cm of height. It grows on farm
fields as a weed and is therefore weeded in normal time.
Edible part(s),
preparation methods and palatability
The leaves are edible. The plant grows
abundantly after the first rains and all along the rainy season. The leaves
taste ok for human consumption. They are cooked and added to other foodstuff.
But nevertheless, they are only consumed during hardship periods when other
foodstuff gets scarce. Therefore, the plant is considered a typical famine
food.
Agroecology
Grows in mid-
and lowland bushland and on farm fields as a weed.
Propagation
method(s)
Propagates by ...
Sample location(s)
Humbo
Woreda (North Omo)
Remarks
Has certain similarities with 'Qumputia'
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Small
'Gemedo'
bush
in a farm field during the dry season in Humbo Woreda, North Omo |
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