A survey of anthropological, archaeological, botanical, and historical literature reveals that two species of fox-tail millet were domesticated in the Old World ( S. italica , S. pumila ), and one may have been domesticated in the New World ( S. parviflora ). Others were prehistorically and historically gathered and eaten as cereal starch sources, including S. liebmannii , S. macrostachya , S. pallide-fusca , S. palmifolia , S. parviflora , S. pumila , S. sphacelata , S. verticillata , S. viridis , and perhaps others. The American species are briefly discussed and compared with the Old World plants, and a synopsis of food changes is presented. [AUTHOR ABSTRACT]
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