Brachiaria reptans
Brachiaria reptans
Safety & Hazards
The seed is said to contain cyanide[ 1140 Title Brachiaria, Urochloa (Gramineae-Paniceae) in Malesia Publication Blumea 41 pp 413-437 1996 Author Veldkamp J.F. Publisher Year 1996 ISBN Description A paper transferring various Brachiaria species to Urochloa, it also gives information on plant uses. ].
Botanical Description
Brachiaria reptans is an annual grass forming a clump of slender, creeping culms 10 - 65cm tall; the culms usually root at the lower nodes[ 1140 Title Brachiaria, Urochloa (Gramineae-Paniceae) in Malesia Publication Blumea 41 pp 413-437 1996 Author Veldkamp J.F. Publisher Year 1996 ISBN Description A paper transferring various Brachiaria species to Urochloa, it also gives information on plant uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine, and probably also as a food on occasions. This species appears to be reasonably widespread and capable of colonizing disturbed habitats. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].