Ctenium elegans
Ctenium elegans is an annual grass species in the genus Ctenium from African savanna areas. It is distributed from Senegal to the Sudan and grows on sandy soils of the South Sahelian and North Sudanian zones.[5]
| Ctenium elegans | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Ctenium |
| Species: | C. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Ctenium elegans | |
| Subspecies | |
| Synonyms | |
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Campulosus elegans Kuntze | |
Uses
The stems are used as materials for roof thatching and for making households products such as baskets, mats and brooms.[6] Less known for use as grazing fodder.[6]
References
- Kunth Révis. Gramin. 1: 93 1829
- Kunth Révis. Gramin. 2: 295, t. 59 1830
- A. Chev. Rev. Bot. Appl. Agric. Trop. 14(150): 128 1934
- Vanderyst Etude Agrost. Agr. Trop. 74 1921
- Thiombiano, Adjima; Schmidt, Marco; Dressler, Stefan; Ouédraogo, Amadé; Hahn, Karen; Zizka, Georg (2012). "Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso". Boissiera. 65: 1–391.
- Fibres. Brink, M., Achigan-Dako, E.G. Wageningen: PROTA Foundation. 2012. p. 110. ISBN 9789290814818. OCLC 775096293.CS1 maint: others (link)
External links
- Ctenium elegans in West African plants – A Photo Guide.
- Herbarium Specimen at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (through jstor)
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