Poaceae FAMILY

Panicum laetum

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitAnnual

Growth—

This species is not particularly drought tolerant^[1].

Propagation

Seed - sow in situ, only just covering the seed. The optimum temperature for seed germination is 35°c. Scarification or removal of the lemma and palea from the grain greatly improves germination rates^[1].. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Panicum+laetum>

Pollinators

Wind

References

[1]Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. — http://www.prota.org ↩︎An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.