Setaria plicata
(Lam.) T. Cooke
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Description
A grass. It keeps growing from year to year from a knotty rootstock. It can form tufts. It grows 45-130 cm tall. The stems are up to 6 mm across. The leaf blades are 10-40 cm long by 1-3 cm wide. They are pleated.
Edible Uses
The tender shoots are eaten as a vegetable.
Traditional Uses
The tender shoots are eaten as a vegetable.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical and tropical plant. It grows in open forests, valleys and moist roadsides.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, SE Asia, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet,
Synonyms
Panicum plicatum Lam.
References (2)
- Ambasta, S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 571
- Fl. Bombay 2:919. 1908
