Dactyloctenium geminatum
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Description
A grass. It is tough and mat forming and keeps growing from year to year. The spikelets have 3-6 flowers. The seed or grain is 1 mm long.
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Edible Uses
The rhizomes and roots are eaten.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mexico, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, Southern Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Zimbabwe,
Synonyms
Dactyloctenium bogdanii S. M. PhillipesDactyloctenium glauciphyllum var. somalicum Chiov.Dactyloctenium mucronatum var. angustius Andersson
References (2)
- Mutie, F. M., et al, 2023, Important Medicinal and Food Taxa (Orders and Families) in Kenya, Based on Three Quantitative Approaches. Plants 2023, 12, 1145
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
