Paspalidium geminatum

Family: Poaceae

What it is like

A grass. It keeps growing from year to year. It has runners or underground stems or rhizomes. These are spongy. They can float. It develops roots at the base. It can grow 1 m high.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows on wet sand-banks and can be in marshes. It can tolerate brackish water. It grows over tropical Africa.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Asia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Central America, Congo DR, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, East Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Malawi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Nigeria, North Africa, Pakistan, SE Asia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South America, St Helena, St. Kitts and Nevis, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Uganda, Venezuela, West Africa

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Seeds, grain, cereal

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Angarago, Arroz, Capere, Gamalote de Bajura, Marbere

Synonyms

Panicum geminatum Forssk.; Setaria geminata (Forssk.) Veldkamp; and several others