Brachiaria dura

Stapf.

Poaceae Edible: Seeds, Cereal, Grains

fodder

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Description

A densely tufted grass. The stalks are 40-100 cm high. The leaf blades are 1-2 mm wide. They roll inwards. The flowers are 4-15 cm long. The spikelets are in a single row.

Edible Uses

The seeds are eaten as cereal grains.

Distribution

It is a tropical and subtropical plant. It grows in savanna woodland and on sandy soils. It grows at between 200-1,300 m above sea level. It can tolerate shade. It grows in areas with an annual rainfall above 450 mm. It can grow in arid places.

Where It Grows

Africa, Angola, Botswana, Central Africa, East Africa, Guinea, Guinée, Namibia, South Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe,

Synonyms

Urochloa dura (Stapf) A. M. Torres & C. M. Mortonand others

Also Known As

Nkomwe

References (6)

Flora Zambesiaca. http://apps.kew.org/efloras
Fowler, D. G., 2007, Zambian Plants: Their Vernacular Names and Uses. Kew. p 69
Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 19
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1999). Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL) database. Published on the Internet; http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/ceb/sepasal/internet [Accessed 8th May 2011]
Verboom, W. C., 1971,

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