Garnotia spadicea

HABIT Perennial. Culms erect; 25–40 cm long. Culm-nodes bearded. Leaves mostly basal. Leaf-sheaths pilose. Ligule a ciliolate membrane. Leaf-blades involute; 3–12 cm long; 8 mm wide; coriaceous; stiff.

INFLORESCENCE Inflorescence a panicle.

Panicle contracted; linear; 5–10 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; 5–7 mm long; falling entire. Spikelet callus pubescent; base obtuse.

GLUMES Glumes similar; reaching apex of florets; thinner than fertile lemma. Lower glume lanceolate; 5–7 mm long; 1.1 length of upper glume; membranous; 1-keeled; 3 -veined. Lower glume apex acute, or acuminate; muticous. Upper glume lanceolate; 4.5–6.5 mm long; 1 length of adjacent fertile lemma; membranous; 1-keeled; 3 -veined. Upper glume apex acute, or acuminate; muticous.

FLORETS Fertile lemma oblong; 4.5–6.5 mm long; cartilaginous; dark brown; without keel; 3 -veined. Lemma margins involute; interlocking with palea keels. Lemma apex awned; 1 -awned. Principal lemma awn straight; 4–5 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: Malesia.

NOTES Arundinelleae. Gould.

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