West Indian sour grass
Paspalum conjugatum

Family: Poaceae

What it is like

A grass which keeps growing from year to year. It grows in tufts and has underground stems or rhizomes and runners or stolons. It grows 60 cm high. The flowers are green and purple.

There are about 330 Paspalum species.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in several tropical places. It grows in wet habitats. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 1,000 m above sea level. In Yunnan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina, Asia, Australia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Central America, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo DR, Congo R, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba (country/location of origin), Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, FSM, French Guiana, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Guianas, Guinea, Guinée, Guyana, Haiti (country/location of origin), Hawaii, Himalayas, Honduras, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Jamaica (country/location of origin), Kosrae, Laos, Lesser Antilles (country/location of origin), Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Marquesas, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Niue, North America, Northeastern India, Pacific, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Polynesia, Puerto Rico, Reunion, Rotuma, Rwanda, Samoa, SE Asia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South America, Sri Lanka, St. Kitts and Nevis, Suriname, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, USA, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, West Africa, West Indies (country/location of origin)

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Seeds, cereal

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Buffalo Grass, Jampang pahit, Jampong changgah, Jandon, Jukut pahit, Paitan, Pyaung-sa. Rumput ala negri, Rumput kerbau, Rumput pahit

Synonyms

Digitaria conjugata (P.J. Bergius) Schult.; Panicum conjugatum (P.J. Bergius) Roxb. and others