Chloris lamproparia
Stapf
Poaceae Edible: Seeds, Grain, Cereal
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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
Stapfochloa lamproparia (Stapf) H. Scholz
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)
