Eragrostis cylindriflora
Hochst.
Poaceae
Eragrostis adenocoleos Pilg.
Eragrostis agrostoidea Rendle
Eragrostis annulata Chiov.
Eragrostis atherstonei Stapf
Eragrostis geniculata (Durieu) Durieu
Eragrostis gymnorrhachis (Schweinf.) Chiov.
Eragrostis henrardii Jansen
Eragrostis horizontalis Peter
Eragrostis leptocalymma Pilg.
Eragrostis multipilosa Hochst. ex Borzí
Eragrostis quadriflora Rendle
Eragrostis rigidior Pilg.
Eragrostis seineri Jedwabn.
Eragrostis trichophora Coss. & Durieu
Poa geniculata Durieu
Common Name:
General Information
Eragrostis cylindriflora is a loosely clump-forming, annual to perennial grass with erect or ascending, branched or unbranched culms up to 75cm tall[
308- Title
- Flora Zambesiaca
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
- Publisher
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- Year
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- ISBN
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- Description
- An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
,
332- Title
- The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa.
- Publication
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- Author
- Burkil. H. M.
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew.
- Year
- 1985 - 2004
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/
].
The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
308- Title
- Flora Zambesiaca
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
Range
Africa - Ghana, Nigeria, DR Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, S. Afr
Habitat
Weedy, overgrazed, grassy places[
332- Title
- The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Burkil. H. M.
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew.
- Year
- 1985 - 2004
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/
]. Floodplain, dambo and wooded grasslands, in river bank alluvium and lake-shore sands, in granite sandveld and Kalahari Sands; also in disturbed ground often as a weed of irrigated crops, at elevations to 1,650 m[
308- Title
- Flora Zambesiaca
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
]
Properties
| Weed Potential | Yes |
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Annual/Perennial |
| Height | 0.60 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
A weed of irrigation in Sudan[
332- Title
- The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Burkil. H. M.
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew.
- Year
- 1985 - 2004
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/
].
Edible Uses
Seed - eaten as a cereal[
299- Title
- Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
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- http://www.prota.org
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
]. The seed is small and fiddly to utilize - it is most commonly seen as a famine food, used when nothing better is available[
299- Title
- Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.prota.org
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed - sow in situ, only just covering the seed. Germination is usually very quick and free.
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
