Brachiaria stigmatisata

Botanical Description

Brachiaria stigmatisata is a semi-prostrate, loosely tufted annual grass growing up to 45cm tall; the culms form roots at their lower nodes[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ]. The plant is harvested in times of need for local use as a food.