Digitaria compacta
(Redirected from Raishan)
| Digitaria compacta | |
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| At Jardin botanique de la Charme, Clermont-Ferrand, France | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Genus: | Digitaria |
| Species: | D. compacta
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| Binomial name | |
| Digitaria compacta | |
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Digitaria compacta is a grass species native to India and Indochina.[2] It is cultivated in the Khasi Hills of northeast India, used as a glutinous flour for making bread or porridge, and known as raishan.[3]
See also
[edit]- Digitaria exilis, white fonio, used as a grain crop in West Africa
- Digitaria iburua, black fonio, used as a grain crop in West Africa
- Digitaria sanguinalis, considered a weed around the world, but traditionally used as a grain crop in Europe
References
[edit]- ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ W.D. Clayton; M. Vorontsova; K.T. Harman; H. Williamson. "GrassBase". Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ Prance, G.; Nesbitt, M. (2012). The Cultural History of Plants. Taylor & Francis. p. 55. ISBN 9781135958114.