Chloridoideae Eleusine coracana finger millet ragi *Eleusine coracana*, including African finger millet and caracan millet (koracan), is an annual plant widely grown as a cereal in the arid areas of Africa and Asia. E. coracana is native to the Ethiopian Highlands. It is very adaptable to higher elevations and is grown in the Himalaya up to 2,300 metres in elevation. Indian finger millet coracan PLANTS:ELCO3 Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.