Quicuyo, kikuyo, thick grass, African grass are the names of a forage pasture of African origin. Its scientific name is Pennisetum clandestinum and belongs to the family Poaceae. It is widely used as a forag in dairy cattle breeding.
QUICUYO Perennial grassland plant, whose scientific name is Pennisetum clandestinum, of African origin and abundant in the region of the indigenous Kikuyus, in Eastern Africa.