Setaria barbata

Family: Poaceae

What it is like

A herb. It is an annual tussock forming grass. It can keep growing from year to year. It grows 30-250 cm high.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in sandy soils. It grows between 1,200-1,500 m above sea level. It can grow in arid places.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, America, Angola, Antigua & Barbuda, Asia, Australia, Barbados, Benin, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Africa, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, French Guiana, Gabon, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, India, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mali, Mauritius, Middle East, Myanmar, New Caledonia, Niger, Nigeria, Reunion, Sao Tome and Principe, SE Asia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South America, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad & Tobago, Uganda, Venezuela, West Africa, West Indies, Yemen

How it is used for food

The shoots are eaten as a green vegetable.

Edible parts

Shoots

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Bara, Chambe-chambean, Jeje, Lamotek, N'tchacufalo, Suket lemon, Udetcholoe

Synonyms

Chaetochloa barbata (Lam.) Hitchc. & Chase; Chaetochloa costata (Roxb.) Skeels; Chaemaeraphis costata (Roxb.) Kuntze; Chamaeraphis rhachitricha (Hochst.) Kuntze; Chamaeraphis setosa var. elongata Kuntze; Chamaeraphis viatica (Salzm. ex Doll) Kuntze; Panicum barbatum Lam.; Panicum basisetum Steud.; Panicum costatum Roxb.; Panicum lineatum Schum.; Panicum nakaianum Honda; Panicum rarisetum Steud.; Panicum rhachitrichum Hochst.; Panicum viaticum Salzm. ex Doll; Setaria basiseta (Steud.) T. Durand & Schinz; Setaria flaccifolia Stapf; Setaria mauritiana Spreng.; Setaria nakaiana (Honda) Ohwi; Setaria rhachitricha (Hochst.) Rendle; Setaria viscidula Desv.; Urochloa mauritiana (Spreng.) Bojer;