Cenchrus biflorus
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Cenchrus biflorus is a species of annual grass in the Poaceae family. Common names include Indian sandbur, Bhurat or Bhurut in India, Haskaneet in Sudan, K 'arangiya in the Hausa language of Nigeria, and Ngibbi in the Kanuri language of Nigeria.[1]
It is common in the Sahel savannas of Africa, south of the Sahara.[2] According to a botanical criteria of geographer Robert Capot-Rey, the northern limit of Cenchrus biflorus defines the southern boundary of the Sahara.[3][4]
It is also found in India, where the seeds are used in Rajasthan and its Marwar region to make bread, either alone or mixed with Bajra (millet).[5]
[edit] References
- ^ "Famine foods: Poaceae or Gramineae" Purdue University Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture [1]. Accessed December 29, 2007.
- ^ "Sahelian Acacia savanna" WWF Scientific Report [2]. Accessed December 29, 2007.
- ^ Grove, A.T., nicole (1958,2007). "The Ancient Erg of Hausaland, and Similar Formations on the South Side of the Sahara". The Geographical Journal 124 (4): 528-533.
- ^ Bisson, J. (2003). Mythes et réalités d'un désert convoité: le Sahara. L'Harmattan.(French)
- ^ "Famine foods: Poaceae or Gramineae" Purdue University Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture [3]. Accessed December 29, 2007.
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