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Food-Grains of India. 



Bulrush Millet. 

 Pennisetum typhoideum. Rich. 



Synonyms — Penicillaria spicata (Willd.); Holcus spicatus (L.) ; Pankum spicatum 



(Roxb.). 

 Hind. — Bajra, Bajri, Lahra. Tamil — Cumbd. Telugu — Gantilu. 



Fig. 8. Bulrush Millet {Penmsetum typhoideum). 



An erect grass with thick round stems, generally 3 to 6 feet 

 in height. The leaves are broad and long ; the spikes are 

 terminal, cylindric in form, and 6 to 9 inches long. 



