POACEAE
(GRAMINEAE)
Andropogon
sp
.
Zarma name:
subu nya
A tall tussock-forming perrenial grass. A basic material for local plaited houses.
Uses:
Building and thatching (whole plant), fodder (whole plant), medicine (roots)
1. Mature plant
2. Housewall panels sold in a marketplace
4. Living culm
3. Ear and dispersal units
(pairs of spikelets)
5. A row of plants maintained in a millet field
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