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Plant uses by the Topnaar of the Kuiseb Valley Namib Desert

Authors: Patrick Van Damme , Veerle van Den Eynden , Patrick Vernemmen

Abstract

The Kuiseb Topnaar use some 50 different plants for food, woodfuel, cosmetics, as drugs, for construction, . . . . The different plants are presented here and their uses discussed and compared to uses in other settings.

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How to Cite: Van Damme, P. , van Den Eynden, V. & Vernemmen, P. (1992) “Plant uses by the Topnaar of the Kuiseb Valley Namib Desert”, Afrika Focus. 8(3-4). doi: https://doi.org/10.21825/af.v8i3-4.17839