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*Eragrostis tef (Zuccagni) Trotter. Common name: Teff. Habitat: Waste areas near wool-combing mills, other disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Africa.

Origin/Endemic status: Subsaharan Africa

Other Comments: This is the grain used in making Ethiopian bread.

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA25, HC, K4; = n/a — RAB. Basionym: Poa tef Zuccagni 1775

Links to other floras: = Eragrostis tef - FNA25

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