Brachiaria xantholeuca
(Hack. ex Schinz) Stapf
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Description
A grass. It is soft and slender. It grows each year from seed. It grows 30 cm high. It forms tufts. The leaves are 6 mm wide. The seed heads are 5 cm long. The seeds are 3 mm long by 2 mm wide and in a single line.
Edible Uses
The seeds are eaten as a grain, often as part of kreb, a grain mixture traditionally consumed in Sudan, with the outer layer removed before consumption.
Traditional Uses
It is used in kreb a grain mixture eaten in Sudan. The outer layer is removed.
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Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows naturally on clayey and sandy soils.
Where It Grows
Africa, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central Africa, Chad, Congo, East Africa, Eswatini, Ghana, Mozambique, South Africa, Southern Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, West Africa, Zimbabwe,
Notes
There are about 100 Brachiaria species.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Abugigra, Ambiegi, Djigre, Kereib, Koreb
References (8)
- CRÉAC'H (As Brachiaria publifolia)
- Dalziel, J. M., 1937, The Useful plants of west tropical Africa. Crown Agents for the Colonies London.
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 1 (Also as Brachiaria ukambensis)
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 20
- D. Prain, Fl. trop. Afr. 9:541. 1919
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- Roger, D. D., et al, 2012, Nutritional properties of “Bush Meals” from North Cameroon’s Biodiversity. Advances in Applied Science Research, 2012, 3 (3):1482-1493
- Swaziland's Flora Database http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora
- Young, H. et al, 2016, Risk, Resilience and Pastoralist Mobility. Feinstein International Center. p 58
