Good fodder; used for soil fixation; grains used as cereal in shortage.
Vern.: Djadjé (Fula) Vidigal 44; ksene gwezu (Kapsiki) Leeuwenberg 10423; Korou tigui non go (Bambara) Derbal 171; damalilim (foulbé) Vaillant 229; agaou-bené akoissé (Arabe) Vaillant 1532; djadje (Fula); fatâo (Mandinga).