Poaceae FAMILY
Sorghum purpureosericeum
Sorghum purpureosericeum
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Sorghum purpureosericeum is a robust annual grass with erect culms 30 - 150cm tall[ 398 Title Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania Publication Author Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. Publisher Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. Year 2002 ISBN 9966-896-60-0 Description A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild as a local source of food and materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania; E. Asia - India.
HabitatRiverine or in lakeside sedimentary soils or black-cotton soil. Does well in lowland and medium elevation areas, from 500 - 1,500 metres[ 398 Title Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania Publication Author Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. Publisher Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. Year 2002 ISBN 9966-896-60-0 Description A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants. ].