Digitaria velutina
(Forssk.) Beauv.
Velvet fingergrass
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Description
A slender annual grass growing to 1 m tall, capable of rooting at the nodes. It is found in tropical regions, particularly in sandy soils and damp places.
Edible Uses
The whole plant is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It is rare in Swaziland. It grows in sandy soils and damp places.
Where It Grows
Africa, Asia, Australia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Central America, China, Costa Rica, East Africa*, Egypt, Eswatini, India, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Malawi, Malaysia, Middle East, Mozambique, North Africa, SE Asia, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland, Taiwan, Uganda, USA, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seeds.
References (3)
- Herb., E. A., 1981,
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 21
- Swaziland's Flora Database http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora
