Panicum curviflorum
Hornem.
PoaceaeSeeds/Nuts
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Seeds, Grains
The grains are cooked like rice and serve as a famine food.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Asia, China, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Myanmar, New Guinea, Pakistan, SE Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand,
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
A grass. It grows each year from seed. It forms loose tufts. The stalks are 30-90 cm tall. The leaves are mostly near the base. The leaf blades are 7-30 cm long by 2-9 mm wide.
Other Information
A famine food.
Notes
Seeds, Grain,
Names & Synonyms
Panicum deccanense Naik & PatunkarPanicum neesianum Wight & Arn. x Steud.Panicum papuanum MezPanicum suishaense HayataPanicum trypheron Schult.
References (1)
- Datta & Banerjee 1978
