''Ctenium elegans'' is an annual grass species in the genus ''
Ctenium
''Ctenium'' is a genus of African and American plants in the grass family.
; Species
; formerly included
see ''Dactyloctenium Enteropogon Tetrapogon''
* ''Ctenium digitatum - Enteropogon dolichostachyus''
* ''Ctenium indicum - Tetrapogon ...
'' from African savanna areas. It is distributed from Senegal to the Sudan and grows on sandy soils of the South Sahelian and North Sudanian zones.
Uses
The stems are used as materials for roof thatching and for making households products such as baskets, mats and brooms.
Less known for use as grazing fodder.
References
External links
Herbarium Specimenat the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (through jstor)
Chloridoideae
Plants described in 1829
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