Chloris lamproparia
Stapf
PoaceaeSeeds/Nuts
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Seeds, Grain, Cereal
The seeds and grain are eaten as cereal.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows on dry bare ground in the savannah in West Africa.
Africa, Burkina Faso, East Africa, Mali, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, West Africa,
Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
An annual grass. It forms tufts. It can be erect or spreading. It grows 30-60 cm high.
Names & Synonyms
Bunagau, Banga mogho, Dugu kunsigui, Gergera
Stapfochloa lamproparia (Stapf) H. Scholz
References (3)
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2. Kew.
- Dalziel, 1937,
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (As Stapfochloa lamproparia)
