Paspalidium geminatum
(Forssk.) Stapf
(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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 wet sand-banks and can be in marshes. It can tolerate brackish water. It grows over tropical Africa.
Africa, Asia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Central America, Congo DR, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, East Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Malawi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Nigeria, North Africa, Pakistan, SE Asia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South America, St Helena, St. Kitts and Nevis, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Uganda, Venezuela, West Africa,
How to Identify
A grass. It keeps growing from year to year. It has runners or underground stems or rhizomes. These are spongy. They can float. It develops roots at the base. It can grow 1 m high.
Names & Synonyms
Angarago, Arroz, Capere, Gamalote de Bajura, Marbere
References (2)
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2. Kew.
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (As Setaria geminata)
