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W.D. Clayton, M. Vorontsova, K.T. Harman & H. Williamson

© Copyright The Board of Trustees, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Neyraudia

HABIT Perennial. Rhizomes absent (1), or short (3). Culms erect; robust (1/1); 100–231.2–400 cm long. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Leaf-blades persistent (1), or deciduous at the ligule (3); herbaceous (3), or coriaceous (1).

INFLORESCENCE Inflorescence a panicle.

Panicle open.

Spikelets appressed (1/1); solitary. Fertile spikelets pedicelled.

FERTILE SPIKELETS Spikelets comprising 1 basal sterile florets (1/1); 3 fertile florets (2), or 4–6 fertile florets (3), or 7 fertile florets (2), or 8 fertile florets (1); with diminished florets at the apex. Spikelets oblong; laterally compressed; 6–7.5–10 mm long; breaking up at maturity; disarticulating below each fertile floret. Rhachilla internodes definite. Floret callus evident; pubescent (2), or pilose (2).

GLUMES Glumes persistent; shorter than spikelet. Lower glume lanceolate; 0.75–0.8375–1 length of upper glume; membranous; 1-keeled; 1 -veined (3), or 3 -veined (1). Lower glume lateral veins absent. Lower glume surface without pits. Lower glume apex acute (1), or acuminate (3). Upper glume lanceolate; 0.6–0.775–1 length of adjacent fertile lemma; membranous; 1-keeled; 1 -veined (2), or 3 -veined (2). Upper glume apex acute (1), or acuminate (3).

FLORETS Basal sterile florets barren (1/1); without significant palea (1/1). Lemma of lower sterile floret lanceolate (1/1); membranous (1/1); 3 -veined (1/1). Fertile lemma lanceolate; membranous (3), or scarious (1), or cartilaginous (1); without keel; wingless; 3 -veined. Lemma surface unwrinkled; without grooves. Lemma margins ciliate. Lemma apex lobed; 2 -fid; incised 0.1–0.15–0.2 of lemma length; awned; 1 -awned. Principal lemma awn from a sinus; straight (1), or curved (3). Palea 0.5–0.6833–0.75 length of lemma; 2 -veined. Palea keels smooth (2), or scaberulous (2). Palea surface glabrous (3), or pubescent (1). Apical sterile florets resembling fertile though underdeveloped.

FLOWER Lodicules 2; fleshy. Anthers 3.

FRUIT Caryopsis with adherent pericarp; linear (2/3), or oblong (1/3); isodiametric (3/3); biconvex (2/2). Embryo 0.4 length of caryopsis. Hilum punctiform.

DISTRIBUTION Africa (1), or Temperate Asia (3), or Tropical Asia (3), or North America (1).

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