Brachiaria deflexa
Brachiaria deflexa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Genus: | Brachiaria |
Species: | B. deflexa
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Binomial name | |
Brachiaria deflexa (Schumach) C. E. Hubbard
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Brachiaria deflexa (Guinea millet) is a perennial millet grass belonging to the grass family (Poaceae). It is native to West Africa, where it is traditionally cultivated as a cereal crop, particularly in the Fouta Djallon highlands of Guinea.[1]
References[]
- ^ Fuller, Dorian Q. (2014). "Millets: Origins and Development". Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology. New York, NY: Springer New York. pp. 4945–4948. doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-0465-2_2181.
Categories:
- Grasses of Africa
- Millets
- Cereals
- Panicoideae
- Poaceae stubs