Panicum pilosum
Swartz
Bhadlee
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Description
A grass. It keeps growing from year to year. The stalks are 20-100 cm long. It is spreading and forms tillers. They form roots are the nodes. The leaf blades are narrow and 4-30 cm long by 1-3 cm wide. The leaves are hairy. The flower panicles are 5-15 cm long.
Edible Uses
Seeds are eaten as cereal.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in moist ground.
Where It Grows
Africa, Asia, Brazil, Dominican Republic, East Africa, Ecuador, Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, India, Mexico, Mozambique, South America*, St. Kitts and Nevis, Suriname, Venezuela, West Indies,
Cultivation
Plants are grown from seed.
Notes
There are about 500 Panicum species.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Bladhi
References (3)
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 462
- Menninger, E.A., 1977, Edible Nuts of the World. Horticultural Books. Florida p 149
- Prodr. 22. 1788
