Digitaria exilis
From PlantUse English
Digitaria exilis (Kippist) Stapf
| Order | Poales |
|---|---|
| Family | Poaceae |
| Genus | Digitaria |
2n =
Origin : savannahs of western Africa
cultivated
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| French | {{{french}}} |
Usages summary
- annual grass
- digitate panicle
- cultivated in Africa since 5000 BC
- a prestige crop with very small seeds
- eaten in couscous, or made into flour or beer
Contents
Description
- English: fonio millet, hungry rice, fundi
- French: fonio
Popular names
Classification
Digitaria exilis (Kippist) Stapf (1915)
basionym:
- Paspalum exile Kippist (1842)
Cultivars
History
The wild progenitor is possibly Digitaria longiflora (Retz) Pers. (1805).
