Cadaba
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Cadaba is a genus of shrub
Shrub
A shrub or bush is distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and shorter height, usually under 5–6 m tall. A large number of plants may become either shrubs or trees, depending on the growing conditions they experience...

s in family Capparaceae
Capparaceae
Capparaceae , commonly known as the Caper family, is a family of plants in order Brassicales. As currently circumscribed, it contains 33 genera and about 700 species...

. There are about 30 species. Some species are classified as famine food
Famine food
A famine food or poverty food is any inexpensive or readily-available foodstuff used to nourish people in times of extreme poverty or starvation, as during a war or famine...

 in southern Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...

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Species include
  • Cadaba aphylla
  • Cadaba farinosa
  • Cadaba fruticosa
    Cadaba fruticosa
    Cadaba fruticosa is a species of plant in the Capparaceae family.It is endemic on Indian Subcontinent: Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Indo-China: Myanmar.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland...

  • Cadaba glandulosa
  • Cadaba insularis
    Cadaba insularis
    Cadaba insularis is a species of plant in the Capparaceae family. It is endemic to Yemen. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Miller, A. 2004. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007....

  • Cadaba kirkii
  • Cadaba natalensis
  • Cadaba termitaria

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