Eleusine coracana

Also known as Finger millet, African Millet, Coracan, Natcheny, Ragi, Oburo, Obulo

species of plant

Species

SPECIES

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae

Native toAngola, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Chad, Comoros, DR Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Eswatini

General: Finger millet (Eleusine coracana) is a variety of millet

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Eleusine coracana (MHNT) Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn., inflorescence. Finger millet (Eleusine coracana) is an annual herbaceous plant. It is a tetraploid and self-pollinating species probably evolved from its wild relative Eleusine africana.

Finger millet is native to the Ethiopian and Ugandan highlands. It has the ability to withstand cultivation at altitudes over 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) above sea level and a high drought tolerance. The grain is suitable for decades-long storage. It is widely grown as a cereal crop in the arid and semiarid areas in Africa and Asia.