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Cenchrus purpureus

Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone


Family Poaceae
Local Name Gulalay (Sub.)
Habit Herb (Grass)
Habitat abundant on creek. roadside, riverbanks
Special Notes a rhizome, one to few noded, tall and slender, panicles dense and spikelike
Ethnobotanical Uses OTHERS: used as a source of paper pulp, leaves for thatching in rural areas to prevent erosion;
Collected from Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).
Collector(s) Maria Pamela O. Averilla
Identification Verified By Maria Karina Fullante-(n/a)-(Pennisetum purpureum Schumach)-(APNI)

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