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Lincoln School of Agriculture Botanical Specimen 123

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OrganisationSchool of AgricultureDate1896Keywordsspecimen preservationSchool of Agriculture botanyplant identificationbotanical specimenspreserved plant specimensherbariumbotany collectionsVersionScanned Image

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Family NamePoaceae or Gramineae Scientific NamePaspalum scrobiculatumCommon NameKodo millet or Koda milletCharacteristicsKodo millet is a monocot and an annual grass that grows to heights of approximately four feet. It has an inflorescence that produces 4-6 racemes that are 4–9 cm long. Its slender, light green leaves grow to be 20 to 40 centimeters in length. The seeds it produces are very small and ellipsoidal, being approximately 1.5 mm in width and 2 mm in length; they vary in colour from being light brown to a dark grey. Kodo millet has a shallow root system which may be ideal for intercroppingLocalityGrown primarily in Nepal and also in India, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand and in West Africa from where it originatedCollectorW. P. Knight

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