Published in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1(3): 211. 1854 [1855 publ. 12-13 Apr 1854]
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Old World. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders, has environmental uses and social uses, as animal food, a poison and a medicine and for food.