Paspalum eglume

HABIT Perennial. Stolons present. Culms decumbent; 10–15 cm long. Culm-internodes elliptical in section. Culm-nodes glabrous. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Leaf-blades 3–5 cm long; 2–4 mm wide. Leaf-blade surface glabrous.

INFLORESCENCE Inflorescence composed of racemes.

Racemes 1–3; single, or paired, or digitate; spreading; unilateral; 2–3 cm long. Rhachis angular; 1.5–2 mm wide. Spikelet packing abaxial.

Spikelets appressed; solitary. Fertile spikelets sessile.

FERTILE SPIKELETS Spikelets comprising 1 basal sterile florets; 1 fertile florets; without rhachilla extension. Spikelets elliptic; dorsally compressed; acute, or acuminate; 5 mm long; falling entire.

GLUMES Glumes both absent or obscure.

FLORETS Basal sterile florets barren; without significant palea. Lemma of lower sterile floret ovate; 1 length of spikelet; membranous; 7 -veined; glabrous; obtuse. Fertile lemma ovate; 5 mm long; cartilaginous; without keel. Lemma margins flat. Lemma apex acute, or acuminate. Palea separating from lemma above; lanceolate; 2 -veined; without keels.

DISTRIBUTION North America: southeast USA and Mexico. South America: Caribbean.

NOTES Paniceae. WDC.

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