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

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

Eriachne schultziana

HABIT Perennial. Culms 70–150 cm long. Culm-nodes bearded. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Leaf-blades 7–17 cm long; 2–9 mm wide. Leaf-blade surface glabrous.

INFLORESCENCE Inflorescence a panicle.

Panicle contracted; oblong; 3–8 cm long.

Spikelets solitary. Fertile spikelets pedicelled.

FERTILE SPIKELETS Spikelets comprising 2 fertile florets; without rhachilla extension. Spikelets ovate; laterally compressed; compressed slightly; 7–9 mm long; breaking up at maturity; disarticulating below each fertile floret.

GLUMES Glumes persistent; similar; exceeding apex of florets; thinner than fertile lemma. Lower glume ovate; 1 length of upper glume; membranous; without keels; 7 -veined. Lower glume margins eciliate, or ciliate. Lower glume apex acute. Upper glume ovate; 7–9 mm long; membranous; without keels; 7 -veined. Upper glume margins eciliate, or ciliate. Upper glume apex acute.

FLORETS Fertile lemma ovate; laterally compressed; 6–7 mm long; chartaceous; without keel. Lemma surface villous; hairy below. Lemma margins involute. Lemma apex acute; awned; 1 -awned. Principal lemma awn 10–17 mm long overall. Palea 1 length of lemma; chartaceous. Palea surface pilose; hairy below.

FRUIT Caryopsis with adherent pericarp.

DISTRIBUTION Australasia: Australia.

NOTES Eriachneae. WDC 1994.

Please cite this publication as detailed in How to Cite Version: 3rd February 2016.