Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations:

(≡ homotypic synonym, = heterotypic synonym, - autonym, I invalid designation)

• (=) Eragrostis abyssinica (Jacq.) Link
• (=) Poa abyssinica Jacq.
• Basionym: Poa tef Zuccagni

Common names:

• Abyssinian love grass  (Source: Blumea) - English
• tef  (Source: Prom Underused Crops) - English
• teff  (Source: World Econ Pl) - English
• teff grass  (Source: Websters Dict) - English
• teff  (Source: Kulturvaxtdatabas) - Swedish

Economic Importance:

• Animal food: fodder; fodder
• Environmental:
• Human food: cereal

Distributional Range:

Cultivated

Africa

• NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia


Naturalized (sometimes natzd. elsewhere)

References:

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Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://gringlobal.iita.org/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=15320. Accessed 5 July 2024.