Panicum fluviicola

Family: Poaceae

What it is like

A reed-like grass. It keeps growing from year to year. It forms tufts. The stems are 1-2 m high. The leaf blade is 25-50 cm long and 3-12 mm wide. The flowering stem is 15-45 cm long.

There are about 500 Panicum species.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows on flood plains in moist soils in West Africa. It is scattered all over tropical Africa. It grows in wet grassland between 350-1,650 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Botswana, Burkina Faso, East Africa, Ghana, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Malawi, Mauritania, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Southern Africa, Tanzania, Togo, West Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Seeds, cereal

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Gogowu obo, Mgannikago, Pinkun, Synk

Synonyms

Panicum aphanoneurum Stapf; Panicum graciliflorum Rendle; Panicum purpurascens Mez.; Panicum radicosum Mez; Panicum rowlandii Stapf;