Garnotia micrantha

HABIT Annual. Culms geniculately ascending, or decumbent; 40–80 cm long. Culm-nodes pubescent. Leaf-sheaths glabrous on surface. Ligule a ciliolate membrane; 0.4–1 mm long. Collar pubescent. Leaf-blades 7–16 cm long; 3–10 mm wide; membranous. Leaf-blade surface scaberulous; hispid; sparsely hairy; hairy adaxially, or on both sides.

INFLORESCENCE Inflorescence a panicle.

Panicle contracted; linear; 6–30 cm long. Primary panicle branches 5–9 cm long; bearing spikelets almost to the base. Panicle branches flexuous; terete, or angular; smooth, or scaberulous.

Spikelets solitary. Fertile spikelets pedicelled.

FERTILE SPIKELETS Spikelets comprising 1 fertile florets; without rhachilla extension. Spikelets lanceolate; laterally compressed; 2–3.2 mm long; falling entire. Spikelet callus glabrous; base obtuse.

GLUMES Glumes similar; reaching apex of florets; thinner than fertile lemma. Lower glume lanceolate; 2–3.2 mm long; 1 length of upper glume; membranous; 1-keeled; 3 -veined. Lower glume surface scabrous. Lower glume apex acute, or acuminate; muticous, or awned; 1 -awned. Lower glume awn 0–2 mm long. Upper glume lanceolate; 2–3.2 mm long; 1 length of adjacent fertile lemma; membranous; 1-keeled; 3 -veined. Upper glume surface scabrous. Upper glume apex acute, or acuminate; muticous, or awned; 1 -awned. Upper glume awn 0–2 mm long.

FLORETS Fertile lemma oblong; 2–3.2 mm long; cartilaginous; without keel; 3 -veined. Lemma margins involute; interlocking with palea keels. Lemma apex muticous, or awned; 1 -awned. Principal lemma awn straight, or flexuous; 3–6 mm long overall; without a 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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