Digitaria delicatula
Stapf
Poaceae Edible: Seeds, Cereal
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Description
An erect annual grass growing 60 cm tall, native to tropical regions and belonging to the grass family.
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Edible Uses
The seeds are eaten as a cereal.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, West Africa,
Also Known As
Diadie, Egorreb
References (3)
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2. Kew.
- Gallagher, D. E., 2010, Farming beyond the escarpment: Society, Environment, and Mobility in Precolonial Southeastern Burkina Faso. PhD University of Michigan.
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
