Chloris lamproparia

Description

An annual grass. It forms tufts. It can be erect or spreading. It grows 30-60 cm high.

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Edible Uses

The seeds and grain are eaten as cereal.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It grows on dry bare ground in the savannah in West Africa.

Where It Grows

Africa, Burkina Faso, East Africa, Mali, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, West Africa,

Synonyms

Also Known As

Bunagau, Banga mogho, Dugu kunsigui, Gergera

References (3)

• Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2. Kew.
• Dalziel, 1937,
• World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (As Stapfochloa lamproparia)

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