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Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai
Zarma name: ganji kaney |
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Wild watermelon with fruits several centimeters in diam. |
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Uses: |
Vegetable (fruits), medicine (leaves) |
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Notes: |
Fruits are not sweet but cooked as a vegetable. There is a proverb in Zarma,hKaney ga harey gareyh which means that fruits of this plant drives the hunger away, indicating the importance as a famine food. |
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