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Descriptions
W.D. Clayton, M. Vorontsova, K.T. Harman & H. Williamson
© Copyright The Board of Trustees, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Lachnagrostis uda
HABIT Annual; caespitose. Basal innovations extravaginal. Culms 9–35 cm long. Culm-internodes antrorsely scabrous. Leaf-sheaths smooth; glabrous on surface. Ligule an eciliate membrane; 1–2.5 mm long; scaberulous on abaxial surface; erose; truncate. Leaf-blades flat, or conduplicate; 3–10 cm long; 1–2 mm wide. Leaf-blade surface scaberulous; rough adaxially. Leaf-blade margins scaberulous. Leaf-blade apex obtuse.
INFLORESCENCE Inflorescence a panicle; deciduous as a whole. Peduncle antrorsely scabrous above; fracturing.
Panicle open; elliptic; 3–14 cm long; 1.5–8 cm wide. Panicle axis scaberulous. Panicle branches capillary; scaberulous.
Spikelets solitary. Fertile spikelets pedicelled.
FERTILE SPIKELETS Spikelets comprising 1 fertile florets; with a barren rhachilla extension. Spikelets lanceolate; laterally compressed; 3–3.5 mm long; breaking up at maturity; disarticulating below each fertile floret. Floret callus pilose. Floret callus hairs 1 mm long; 0.33 length of lemma.
GLUMES Glumes persistent; similar; exceeding apex of florets; firmer than fertile lemma; gaping. Lower glume lanceolate, or elliptic; 1 length of upper glume; membranous; 1-keeled; 1 -veined. Lower glume primary vein scabrous. Lower glume lateral veins absent. Lower glume surface scabrous; rough on flanks. Lower glume apex acute. Upper glume lanceolate, or elliptic; 3–3.5 mm long; 1.3 length of adjacent fertile lemma; membranous; 1-keeled; 1 -veined. Upper glume primary vein scabrous. Upper glume lateral veins absent. Upper glume margins scabrous. Upper glume apex acute.
FLORETS Fertile lemma oblong, or ovate; 2–2.5 mm long; hyaline; without keel; 5 -veined. Lemma surface glabrous, or pubescent. Lemma apex truncate; mucronate, or awned. Principal lemma awn subapical; straight; 0.5–2.5 mm long overall. Palea 0.5–0.66 length of lemma; hyaline; 2 -veined. Rhachilla extension 0.2 mm long; glabrous; with 0.8 mm long hairs.
FLOWER Lodicules 2; 0.5–0.8 mm long; membranous. Anthers 3; 0.7–1.3 mm long.
FRUIT Caryopsis with adherent pericarp; 1.2–1.8 mm long.
DISTRIBUTION Australasia: New Zealand.
NOTES Aveneae. Edgar 1997.
Please cite this publication as detailed in How to Cite Version: 3rd February 2016.
