Garnotia raiateensis

HABIT Perennial; mat forming. Culms decumbent, or prostrate; 15–30 cm long. Culm-internodes 3–4 cm long. Culm-nodes bearded. Leaves cauline. Leaf-sheaths glabrous on surface. Leaf-sheath oral hairs ciliate. Ligule an eciliate membrane; 0.3–0.5 mm long. Leaf-blades flat, or conduplicate; 3–8 cm long; 2–5 mm wide. Leaf-blade surface glabrous.

INFLORESCENCE Inflorescence a panicle.

Panicle contracted; linear; 4–8 cm long. Primary panicle branches appressed; 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; 3–3.5 mm long; falling entire. Spikelet callus pilose; base obtuse.

GLUMES Glumes similar; reaching apex of florets; thinner than fertile lemma. Lower glume lanceolate; 3–3.5 mm long; 1 length of upper glume; membranous; 1-keeled; 3 -veined. Lower glume apex acuminate; awned; 1 -awned. Lower glume awn 1.5–3 mm long. Upper glume lanceolate; 3–3.5 mm long; 1 length of adjacent fertile lemma; membranous; 1-keeled; 3 -veined. Upper glume apex emarginate, or acute; muticous, or mucronate.

FLORETS Fertile lemma oblong; 3–3.5 mm long; cartilaginous; without keel; 3 -veined. Lemma margins involute; interlocking with palea keels. Lemma apex acuminate; awned; 1 -awned. Principal lemma awn curved; 4–6 mm long overall. Palea with auriculate flaps; 1 length of lemma; cartilaginous; 2 -veined. Palea keels winged (below); narrowly winged.

FLOWER Lodicules 2; cuneate; fleshy.

DISTRIBUTION Pacific: south-central.

NOTES Arundinelleae. Gould.

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