Poaceae FAMILY
Leptochloa chinensis
Leptochloa chinensis
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Leptochloa chinensis is a strongly tufted annual or perennial grass with erect culms ascending 12 - 120cm tall[ 305 Title Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk Publication Author Website http://www.hear.org/pier/scientificnames/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A very good website detailing weed species that have been introduced into the Pacific Islands. ]. The seed is sometimes gathered from the wild for local food use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeEastern Africa, through tropical Asia to Indonesia, Philippines and Papua New Guinea.
HabitatAdapted to moist, swampy places in open habitats, especially if disturbed, on heavy or light soils at elevations from sea level to 1,400 metres[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].