Poaceae FAMILY

Urochloa trichopus

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Urochloa trichopus is an annual, clump-forming grass that can grow up to 1.7 metres tall[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The plant is gathered from the wild for local use as a food. Considered a famine food in most areas, though it has been considered as a possible plant for cultivation[ 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/ ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - drier areas from Mauritania and Senegal to Somalia, south to S. Africa; Arabia - Yemen, Saudi Arabia.

HabitatSemi-arid climates, in grassland and savannah woodland; also in disturbed locations and as an arable weed; at elevations up to 1,500 metres[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].