Tricholaena teneriffae

Family: Poaceae

What it is like

A grass. It keeps growing from year to year. It has a woody rootstock and forms tussocks. It grows 10-60 cm high. It is wiry with narrow leaves. The leaf blade is 2-15 cm long by 1-5 mm wide. The flower panicle is narrowly oblong and 3-15 cm long. It is fairly dense.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in arid areas.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Asia, Canary Islands, East Africa, India, Iran, Iraq, Mediterranean, Middle East, Morocco, North Africa, Pakistan, Sahara

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Seeds, cereal

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Demiya

Synonyms

Agrostis plumosa Tenore; Melinis leucantha (A. Rich.) Chiov.; Melinis teneriffae (Linn. f.) Hack.; Panicum leucanthum A. Rich.; Panicum teneriffae (Linn. f.) R. Br.; Saccharum teneriffae Linn. f.; Tricholaena leucantha (A. Rich.) Stapf & Hubbard;