Brachiaria ramosa (L.) Stapf (browntop millet) is an annual millet grass belonging to the grass family (Poaceae). It is native to South Asia, where it is traditionally cultivated as a cereal crop.[1][2]
The reconstructed Proto-Dravidian name for Brachiaria ramosa is *conna-l.[3]
Other scientific names for browntop millet include Urochloa ramosa (L.) Nguyen and Panicum ramosum (L.).
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Brachiaria ramosa (L.) Stapf (browntop millet) is an annual millet grass belonging to the grass family (Poaceae). It is native to South Asia, where it is traditionally cultivated as a cereal crop.
The reconstructed Proto-Dravidian name for Brachiaria ramosa is *conna-l.
Other scientific names for browntop millet include Urochloa ramosa (L.) Nguyen and Panicum ramosum (L.).