Teff
Edible annual grass native to the Horn of Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Teff (Amharic: á¤á), also known as Eragrostis tef, Williams lovegrass,[1] or annual bunch grass,[2] is an annual grass, a species of lovegrass native to the Horn of Africa, notably to both Eritrea and Ethiopia.[3] It is cultivated for its edible seeds, also known as teff. Teff was one of the earliest plants domesticated. It is one of the most important staple crops in Ethiopia and Eritrea.
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Teff | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Genus: | Eragrostis |
Species: | E. tef |
Binomial name | |
Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter | |
Synonyms | |
Eragrostis abyssinica (Jacq.) Link |
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