Paspalidium flavidum
(Retz.) A. Camus
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(c) Abhishek Kumar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
What to Eat
Edible parts: Seeds, Grain, Cereal
The seeds are used for making bread and serve as a cereal grain.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows in moist places with medium to heavy soil. In India it grows in western Rajasthan. In southern China it grows along the edges of fields and moist open places between 100-1,500 m above sea level.
Asia, Australia, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Mauritius, Myanmar, Pacific, Philippines, SE Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam,
How to Identify
A small grass. It keeps growing from year to year. It forms tufts. It grows 30-100 cm tall. The leaf blades are 5-30 cm long by 0.5-1 cm wide.
Other Information
A famine food.
Names & Synonyms
Arisipillu, Bilainangi, Chapri, Gorin, Jhinko samo, Matamar, Neetichama, Sin-ngo-myet, Udagaddi
References (4)
- Ambasta, S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 425, 432
- Burkill, I.H., 1966, A Dictionary of the Economic Products of the Malay Peninsula. Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vol 2 (I-Z) p 1701
- GUPTA & KANODIA, (As Panicum flavidum)
- H. Lecomte, Fl. Indo-Chine 7:419. 1922
