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Dactyloctenium scindicum (Dactyloctenium scindicum)

Description

Eleusine is a genus of Asian, African, and South American plants in the grass family,sometimes called by the common name goosegrass. One species (E. indica), is a widespread weed in many places. Another species E. coracana, is finger millet, cultivated as a cereal grain in India and parts of Africa.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Poales

            • Family: Poaceae

              • Genus: Dactyloctenium