Poaceae FAMILY

Digitaria milanjiana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Digitaria milanjiana is a clump-forming, perennial grass with erect culms that can be 60 - 150cm tall, exceptionally to 250cm. The clump spreads slowly by means of stolons[ 415 Title Tropical Forages Publication Author Website http://www.tropicalforages.info/key/Forages/Media/Html/index.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Mainly focussed on forage plants, the site gives a lot of information on the plant, with a good botanical description, details of cultivation, plant uses and a good selection of photographs. , 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]. The plant can be grown to cover the ground and protect against erosion, with the added benefit of reducing nematode damage to other plants.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - Ethiopia, Somalia, eastern DR Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Namibia, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, S. Africa

HabitatCommon in woodland, thickets, disturbed areas and abandoned cultivation in S. Africa[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ].