Lasiacis procerrima

(Hack.) Hitchc. ex Chase

PoaceaeSeeds/Nuts

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Seeds, Cereal

The seeds are eaten as a cereal.

A tropical plant.

Belize, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Venezuela,

Countries: Brazil, Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, El Salvador, Venezuela

A tropical grass in the family Poaceae with edible seeds used as a cereal.

Names & Synonyms

Panicum procerrimum Hack.Panicum scariosum Trin. ex Steud. [Invalid]

References (2)

Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 24
Kew Plants of the World Online