Scientific
name
Family name
Local name(s)
Selchin (Amaragna)
General description
(?) grows from
April ...
Edible part(s),
preparation methods and palatability
Fruits are edible. Fruits are eaten
raw. Mostly children collect and eat the fruits in normal times and adults
join when there is general food shortage.
Agroecology
Found in the
highlands.
Propagation
method(s)
Sample location(s)
Mekane Birhan Kebele, Jana Mora Woreda
(North Gonder)
Remarks
Monkeys, baboons
and goats eat the leaves. The fruits are often infested with pests.
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