Echinochloa rotundiflora
Clayton
Poaceae Edible: Seeds, Cereal
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Description
An erect annual grass herb in the family Poaceae that grows in arid places. Seeds are harvested as a cereal.
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Edible Uses
Seeds are eaten as a cereal.
Distribution
It can grow in arid places.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Sudan, Sudan, West Africa,
Synonyms
Brachiaria obtusiflora (Hochst.) Stapf
References (4)
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 1 (As Brachiaria obtusiflora)
- D. Prain, Fl. trop. Afr. 9:534. 1919 (As Brachiaria obtusiflora)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1999). Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL) database. Published on the Internet; http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/ceb/sepasal/internet [Accessed 3rd June 2011]
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
