Article Nº 1784 Plant Vol. II · p. 236
Guinea grass
Original title: Herva-da-Guiné
Guinea grass (Panicum maximum), a fodder grass cultivated and naturalised in Funchal and Santa Cruz, recorded by Masson in 1776.
A fodder grass, cultivated and naturalised in Funchal and Santa Cruz (‘Holy Cross’). It has tall culms that are hairy at the nodes, and narrow, loose, elongated racemes gathered into a panicle.
It is a long-established plant in the island, for it was found by Francis Masson in 1776. Its scientific name is Panicum Maximum.
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