Eleusine aegyptiaca
(L.) Desf.
Eleusine
Poaceae Edible: Seeds, Cereal
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Description
A tropical grass in the Poaceae family found throughout the tropics and subtropics, typically growing on waste ground.
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Edible Uses
The seeds are eaten as a cereal.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows throughout the tropics and subtropics. It grows on waste ground.
Where It Grows
Africa, Arabia, Asia, India, Middle East,
Synonyms
Probably Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd.
References (2)
- Fl. atlant. 1:85. 1798
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 288
