Pennisetum thunbergii

Description

A millet grass that forms dense tufts. It grows 1 m tall. It can have long rhizomes or underground stems. The leaf blades are 10-40 cm long and 4-7 mm wide. The tip of the leaves are long and rolled. The flowers are in a short dense spike.

Edible Uses

The seeds are eaten as a cereal.

Distribution

It grows in damp soil. It grows in high altitudes in tropical Africa.

Where It Grows

Africa, Asia, East Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Middle East, Rwanda, South Africa, Southern Africa, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe,

Also Known As

Bhabhala

References (2)

• Long, C., 2005, Swaziland's Flora - siSwati names and Uses http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora/
• van Oudtshoorn, F and van Wyck, E., 2004, Guide to Grasses of Southern Africa. Briza. p 85

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