Paspalum exile
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PoaceaeSeeds/Nuts
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Seeds, Cereal
Seeds are eaten as a cereal.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows in tropical Africa.
Africa, 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
A tropical grass in the family Poaceae native to tropical Africa. The seeds are used as a cereal grain.
Notes
There are about 330 Paspalum species.
Names & Synonyms
Fundunjii
References (3)
- C. B. Clarke, Proc. Linn. Soc. London 1:157. 1842
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 465
- Menninger, E.A., 1977, Edible Nuts of the World. Horticultural Books. Florida p 150
