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]
Digitaria compacta | |
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At Jardin botanique de la Charme, Clermont-Ferrand, France | |
Scientific classification | |
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 | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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