Napier grass (Elephant grass)
Pennisetum purpureum
Tall perennial grass widely cut and carried as fodder or made into silage in tropical regions.
Family
Poaceae
Temperature
21-40°C (absolute 15-45°C)
Rainfall
1500-2500mm (absolute 850-4000mm)
Altitude
2000m
Soil pH
5-6.5 (absolute 4.5-8.2)
Soil types
high rainfall