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Eragrostis tef is a self pollinated tetraploid [5] annual cereal grass. [6] Teff is a C 4 plant, [5] which allows it to more efficiently fix carbon in drought and high temperatures, and is an intermediate between a tropical and temperate grass. [7] The name teff is thought to originate from the Amharic word ጠፍፋ teffa, which means "lost".
Eragrostis is the type genus of the tribe Eragrostideae. [14] [15] Formerly included [3] Many species now considered better suited to other genera, including Cladoraphis Coelachyrum Desmazeria Diplachne Ectrosia Festuca Harpachne Poa etc.
Eragrostis tef (teff) Eragrostis tef (Zuccagni) Trotter – N.E. & E. Tropical Africa, Arabian Peninsula; Eragrostis tenellula (Kunth) Steud. – Australia; Eragrostis tenuifolia (A.Rich.) Hochst. ex Steud. – Tropical & Subtrop. Old World; Eragrostis tephrosanthos Schult. – America; Eragrostis terecaulis Renvoize – Bolivia; Eragrostis ...
Eragrostis eriopoda, the woollybutt grass, is a species of love grass in the family Poaceae, native to most of Australia. [1] It is a major grass species of the mulga savanna . [ 2 ] In the same genus as teff , its seeds are edible, but very small.
Teff flour is ground from the grains of Eragrostis tef, also known as teff, a cereal crop from the Ethiopian Highlands. [7] Teff production is limited to certain middle elevations with adequate rainfall and is a low-yield crop, [ 8 ] so it is relatively expensive for the average farming household.
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Eragrostis minor, the little lovegrass or smaller stinkgrass, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae, native to most of the subtropical and ...
Eragrostis amabilis is a bunchgrass, in the subfamily Chloridoideae of Poaceae, native to Africa and southern Asia. Synonymy includes: Eragrostis tenella Benth., ...