Panicum psilopodium
Trin.
PoaceaeSpice/Beverage
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Grains - drink
Little millet is cooked like rice. Sometimes the millet is also milled and baked. The protein content of the grain is 7.7%.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. In Nepal it grows between 600-1,500 m above sea level.
Asia, Himalayas, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, SE Asia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
An annual grass. It forms tufts. The stalks are 14-120 cm long. In water it forms spongy stems. The leaf blades are narrow and 550 cm long by 5-12 mm wide. The flower stalks are 5-35 cm long.
References (1)
- Datta & Banerjee, 1978,
