Digitaria compacta explained

Digitaria compacta is a grass species native to India and Indochina.^[1] It is cultivated in the Khasi Hills of northeast India, used as a glutinous flour for making bread or porridge, and known as raishan.^[2]

See also

• 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: GrassBase . W.D. Clayton . M. Vorontsova. Maria Vorontsova (botanist) . K.T. Harman . H. Williamson . 6 February 2015.
2. Book: Prance, G. . Nesbitt, M. . 2012 . The Cultural History of Plants . Taylor & Francis . 9781135958114 . 55.