Fakara Plants
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POACEAE
(GRAMINEAE)
Andropogon sp.
Zarma name: subu nya
A tall tussock-forming perrenial grass. A basic material for local plaited houses.
Uses: Building and thatching (whole plant), fodder (whole plant), medicine (roots)
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AndrogayT3_s AndrogayM3_s
1. Mature plant 2. Housewall panels sold in a marketplace
AndrogayM2_s AndrogayT2_s
4. Living culm
AndrogayM1_s
3. Ear and dispersal units (pairs of spikelets) 5. A row of plants maintained in a millet field
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