Sorghum sudanense
(Piper) Stapf
Sudan grass
PoaceaeSeeds/Nuts
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Seeds, Cereal
The seeds are eaten as a cereal and are traditionally used in kreb, a grain mixture eaten in Chad.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical and warm temperate plant. It grows on the edges of ponds. It grows naturally in the Upper Nile.
Africa*, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central Africa, Chad, China, Cuba, Egypt, India, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, North Africa, SE Asia, Sudan, West Indies,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Antigua & Barbuda, Armenia, Angola, American Samoa, Australia, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Bahrain, Burundi, Benin, Brunei, Bahamas, Bhutan, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, China, Cuba, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Grenada, Georgia, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jamaica, Jordan, Japan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Comoros, St Kitts & Nevis, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, St Lucia, Sri Lanka, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Myanmar, Mongolia, Mauritania, Mauritius, Maldives, Malawi, Malaysia, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sudan, Singapore, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Syria, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Trinidad & Tobago, Taiwan, Tanzania, Uganda, Uzbekistan, St Vincent, Vietnam, Yemen, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
An annual grass. It grows in tufts. It grows 1.5-3.3 m tall. The leaf blade is 15-30 cm long by 1-3 cm wide. The flowers are brown.
Names & Synonyms
Adar, Kala-pyaung
References (8)
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- Burkill, I.H., 1966, A Dictionary of the Economic Products of the Malay Peninsula. Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vol 2 (I-Z) p 2092
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- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 8
- Lazarides, M. & Hince, B., 1993, Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia, CSIRO. p 225
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- D. Prain, Fl. trop. Afr. 9:113. 1917
