Digitaria compacta

Family: Poaceae

What it is like

An annual millet grass. It grows 80-90 cm tall. The stalks have 8-12 nodes. The leaf blade is 15-30 cm long by 5-10 mm wide. The leaves are hairy. There are 5-20 flowering stalks. They are 5-10 cm long. The spikelets are in threes.

There are about 250 Digitaria species.

Where it is found

A tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, India, Indochina, Myanmar, Northeastern India, SE Asia

How it is used for food

The seeds are used for food.

It is cultivated as a food.

Edible parts

Seeds, cereal

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Raishan

Synonyms

Digitaria corymbosa (Roxb.) Merr.; Panicum corymbosum Roxb.; Paspalum corymbosum (Roxb.) Kunth; and many others