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Eleusine coracana
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species of plant
OverviewAI-generated
Eleusine coracana, commonly known as finger millet, is a species of plant in the family Poaceae. It belongs to the genus Eleusine and is classified within the order Poales and class Liliopsida. The taxon is cited as (L.) Gaertn. and is recognized as a useful plant with applications as fodder, food, and a medicinal plant.
The species has a native range that includes Angola, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Chad, Comoros, DR Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, and Eswatini. Records also indicate its presence in Fujian, Tibet Autonomous Region, and Guangdong. Occurrence data from various sources, including iDigBio, document specimens in Mexico, China, Thailand, the United States, and Tanzania.
Synthesized by Vinony from 32 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, Gbif Occ, Encyclopedia of Life, Plants of the World, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Species
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderPoales
- FamilyPoaceae
Chile Central
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 711
- With media
- 644
- Family
- Poaceae
- Collections
- FA-UAS, UACH, ENCB-IPN, IBUNAM, CAS, RSA
- Recorded in
- Mexico, China, Thailand, United States, Tanzania, Indonesia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- useful plant
- Parent taxon
- Eleusine
- Image
- Finger Millet Seed.jpg
- Has use
- medicinal plant
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Eleusine coracana” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.