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Descriptions
W.D. Clayton, M. Vorontsova, K.T. Harman & H. Williamson
© Copyright The Board of Trustees, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Leersia triandra
HABIT Perennial. Culms decumbent; 15–30 cm long; rooting from lower nodes. Ligule an eciliate membrane; 0.5 mm long; truncate. Leaf-blades 2–6 cm long; 2–4 mm wide. Leaf-blade margins tuberculate-ciliate. Leaf-blade apex acute.
INFLORESCENCE Inflorescence a panicle.
Panicle open; lanceolate; 2–5 cm long; 0.6 cm wide.
Spikelets solitary. Fertile spikelets pedicelled. Pedicels 0.5–1.5 mm long.
FERTILE SPIKELETS Spikelets comprising 1 fertile florets; without rhachilla extension. Spikelets elliptic; laterally compressed; compressed strongly; 1.7–2 mm long; 1 mm wide; falling entire.
GLUMES Glumes both absent or obscure.
FLORETS Fertile lemma 1.7–2 mm long; chartaceous; keeled; 5 -veined. Lemma midvein scaberulous. Lemma surface glabrous, or puberulous. Lemma margins involute. Lemma apex acute. Palea elliptic; 1 length of lemma; chartaceous; 3 -veined; 1-keeled. Palea keels scaberulous. Palea apex entire; glabrous, or pubescent.
FLOWER Lodicules 2. Anthers 3; 1 mm long. Stigmas 2.
DISTRIBUTION Africa: west tropical and west-central tropical.
NOTES Oryzeae. WDC.
Please cite this publication as detailed in How to Cite Version: 3rd February 2016.
