Andropogon tectorum

Schumach. & Thonn.

Poaceae Edible: Seeds, Cereal 3 iNaturalist observations

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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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Meise Botanic Garden

Description

A tropical grass (family Poaceae) that grows in forest clearings, woodland, and savannah woodland. It produces edible seeds that can be used as a cereal.

Edible Uses

The seeds are eaten as a cereal grain.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It grows in forest clearings, woodland and savannah woodland.

Where It Grows

Africa, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Senegal, West Africa,

Synonyms

Andropogon spectabilis K. Schum.Andropogon tenuiculmis Reznik

Also Known As

Baia, Djagalhe-n'eutche, Djagalhe-quentche, Uaba

References (1)

Grivetti, L. E., 1980, Agricultural development: present and potential role of edible wild plants. Part 2: Sub-Saharan Africa, Report to the Department of State Agency for International Development. p 30