Deyeuxia holciformis

HABIT Perennial; caespitose. Rhizomes short. Culms erect; 10–40 cm long. Lateral branches lacking. Ligule an eciliate membrane; 2–3.5 mm long; truncate, or obtuse. Leaf-blades filiform; flat, or involute; 5–10 cm long; 1.5–2 mm wide; glaucous. Leaf-blade surface scaberulous; rough adaxially. Leaf-blade apex attenuate.

INFLORESCENCE Inflorescence a panicle. Peduncle smooth.

Panicle contracted; ovate; continuous, or interrupted; 1.5–6 cm long; 1–1.5 cm wide.

Spikelets solitary. Fertile spikelets pedicelled.

FERTILE SPIKELETS Spikelets comprising 1 fertile florets; with a barren rhachilla extension. Spikelets lanceolate; laterally compressed; 4.5–6.5 mm long; breaking up at maturity; disarticulating below each fertile floret. Floret callus bearded. Floret callus hairs 0.33–0.5 length of lemma.

GLUMES Glumes persistent; similar; exceeding apex of florets; firmer than fertile lemma; gaping. Lower glume lanceolate; 4.5–6.5 mm long; 1 length of upper glume; membranous; 1-keeled; 1 -veined. Lower glume lateral veins absent. Lower glume surface scabrous. Lower glume apex acuminate. Upper glume lanceolate; 4.5–5.5 mm long; 1.3 length of adjacent fertile lemma; membranous; 1-keeled; 3 -veined. Upper glume surface scabrous. Upper glume apex acuminate.

FLORETS Fertile lemma oblong; 4 mm long; membranous; without keel; 5 -veined. Lemma surface scaberulous. Lemma apex erose; truncate; awned; 1 -awned. Principal lemma awn dorsal; arising 0.1 way up back of lemma; geniculate; 6 mm long overall; 1.5 length of lemma; with twisted column. Palea 1 length of lemma; hyaline; 2 -veined. Rhachilla extension pilose.

FLOWER Lodicules 2. Anthers 3. Stigmas 2.

FRUIT Caryopsis with adherent pericarp. Hilum punctiform.

DISTRIBUTION Asia-temperate: Soviet Middle Asia and China. Asia-tropical: India.

NOTES Aveneae. Fl Pak 1993.

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