Ragi
Eleusine coracana
Also known as Finger millet, African millet, Ragi Cereal
About Ragi
Finger millet (Eleusine coracana) is an annual herbaceous plant. It is a tetraploid and self-pollinating species probably evolved from its wild relative Eleusine africana. Finger millet is native to the Ethiopian and Ugandan highlands. It has the ability to withstand cultivation at altitudes over 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) above sea level and a high drought tolerance. The grain is suitable for decades-long storage. It is widely grown as a cereal crop in the arid and semiarid areas in Africa and Asia.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Eleusine coracana
- Genus
- Eleusine
- Family
- POACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Widely cultivated in Paleotropics
- Native to
- Old World tropics
- Distribution
- Cultivated in Old World Tropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- मंडुआ mandua, मंडवा mandwa, मड़ुआ marua
- Nepali
- मड़ुवा maruwa, कोदो
- Bengali
- marwa
- Tamil
- ஆரியம் aariyam, இராகி iraki, கேழ்வரகு kel-varaku
- Telugu
- రాగి ragi, తమిదలు tamidalu, రాగి
- Kannada
- ರಾಗಿ ragi, ರಾಗಿ, ಗುಲಿ ವಿಧಾನ: ರಾಗಿ
- Malayalam
- രാഗി ragi, മുത്താറി, പഞ്ഞപ്പുല്ല്,കൂവരക്,റാഗി,ഫിംഗർ മില്ലെറ്റ്
- Marathi
- नाचणी nachani, नागली nagali, नाचणी
Poaceae
Grass family
Ragi belongs to the Poaceae family.
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