Digitaria diagonalis
(Nees) Stapf
Geene sabbere
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Description
A grass that keeps growing from year to year. It is a robust plant. It grows 1-3 m high. The flowers are spreading.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are cooked with cassava to enhance flavor and aroma.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are cooked with cassava to give a nice smell.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in the savannah in West Africa.
Where It Grows
Africa, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, East Africa, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda, West Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
References (2)
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2. Kew.
- Fowler, D. G., 2007, Zambian Plants: Their Vernacular Names and Uses. Kew. p 69
