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Digitaria argillacea

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Identification
Isotype of Digitaria lecardii (Pilg.) Stapf [family POACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet, Digitaria argillacea (Hitch. & Chase) Fernald [family POACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
  • Digitaria
  • Digitaria argillacea
  • Digitaria lecardii
  • Syntherisma argillacea
  • Digitaria uniglumis
Common name
  • sialbo (Saunders) (NIGERIA, FULA-FULFULDE (Nigeria)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • foño ni kafini (JB) (SENEGAL, MANDING-BAMBARA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2

Information

Entry for Digitaria argillacea (Hitch. & Chase) Fernald [family ]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol 2
Names
Digitaria argillacea (Hitch. & Chase) Fernald [family ]
Common names
SENEGAL: MANDING-BAMBARA foño ni kafini (JB) NIGERIA: FULA-FULFULDE (Nigeria) sialbo (Saunders)
Uses
Agri-horticulture: weeds, parasites Agri-horticulture: fodder
References
An annual grass with culms erect to 60 cm high; of waste places in Senegal to S Nigeria.The grass is a weed of cultivation and invasive of fallows. It furnishes forage for stock.
Contributor
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)

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