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Ctenium elegans is an annual grass species in the genus Ctenium from African savanna areas. It is distributed from Senegal to the Sudan and grows on sandy soils of the South Sahelian and North Sudanian zones.[5]

Ctenium elegans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Genus:	Ctenium
Species:	C. elegans
Binomial name
Ctenium elegans Kunth, 1829[1][2]
Subspecies
Ctenium elegans var. elegans Ctenium elegans var. longispicatus A. Chev., 1934[3] Ctenium elegans var. polystachium Vanderyst, 1921[4]
Synonyms
Campulosus elegans Kuntze

Uses

The stems are used as materials for roof thatching and for making households products such as baskets, mats and brooms.[6] Less known for use as grazing fodder.[6]

References

External links

• Ctenium elegans in West African plants – A Photo Guide.
• Herbarium Specimen at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (through jstor)

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