Uganda (West Nile and Madi Districts): rhizomes dug out of the mud, cooked and eaten during times of shortage. India (Uttar Pradesh, Balrampur region): root boiled and/or roasted then eaten after ...

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Guinea (upper): root used as a famine food, being either roasted in ashes or dried before being ground into flour. India (Bombay Presidency): roots and seeds eaten; elsewhere: occasionally the ...

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