Garnotia fuscata

HABIT Perennial. Culms decumbent; 25–60 cm long; rooting from lower nodes. Culm-nodes glabrous. Leaf-sheaths glabrous on surface, or pilose. Ligule an eciliate membrane. Leaf-blades 2–5 cm long; 2–4 mm wide. Leaf-blade surface pilose; sparsely hairy.

INFLORESCENCE Inflorescence a panicle.

Panicle contracted; linear; 2–5 cm long; bearing few spikelets. Primary panicle branches bearing spikelets almost to the base.

Spikelets solitary. Fertile spikelets pedicelled.

FERTILE SPIKELETS Spikelets comprising 1 fertile florets; without rhachilla extension. Spikelets lanceolate; laterally compressed; 5 mm long; falling entire. Spikelet callus pilose; base obtuse.

GLUMES Glumes similar; reaching apex of florets; thinner than fertile lemma. Lower glume lanceolate; 5 mm long; 1 length of upper glume; membranous; 1-keeled; 3 -veined. Lower glume surface scabrous. Lower glume apex acuminate; muticous. Upper glume lanceolate; 5 mm long; 1 length of adjacent fertile lemma; membranous; 1-keeled; 3 -veined. Upper glume surface scabrous. Upper glume apex acuminate; muticous.

FLORETS Fertile lemma oblong; 5 mm long; cartilaginous; without keel; 3 -veined. Lemma margins involute; interlocking with palea keels. Lemma apex dentate; 2 -fid; awned; 1 -awned. Principal lemma awn from a sinus; geniculate; flat below; 10 mm long overall; with a straight or slightly twisted column. Palea with auriculate flaps; 1 length of lemma; cartilaginous; 2 -veined. Palea keels winged (below); narrowly winged.

FLOWER Lodicules 2; cuneate; fleshy.

DISTRIBUTION Asia-tropical: India.

NOTES Arundinelleae. Gould.

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