Jajeo
Acroceras amplectens
Family: Poaceae
What it is like
A shrub or small tree. It grows 5 m tall. There are prickles along the stem. The leaves are twice divided and there are 8-18 pairs of pinnae. There are up to 50 pairs of pinnules on each pinnae. The flowers are yellow. They are in large clusters at the ends of branches. The pods are flattened.
There are 19 Acroceras species.
Where it is found
It is a tropical plant. It grows in marshy places and shallow water. It grows in palm groves and wet grass savannah.
Countries/locations it is found in
Africa, Burkina Faso, Central Africa, Congo, Gambia, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, West Africa
How it is used for food
Edible parts
Leaves, seeds, cereal, vegetable
How it is grown
Its other names
Local names
Bomdium, Inhamosso, Labar, N'tchungo-blande, Quevel-faro, Quewel, Qwel