Zoysia macrantha

HABIT Perennial. Rhizomes elongated. Culms decumbent; 5–25 cm long. Lateral branches lacking, or sparse. Leaves cauline. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Leaf-blades flat, or involute; 4–10 cm long; 1–2 mm wide; stiff. Leaf-blade apex pungent.

INFLORESCENCE Inflorescence composed of racemes.

Racemes 1; single; multilateral; 2–5 cm long.

Spikelets appressed; solitary. Fertile spikelets pedicelled. Pedicels linear; flattened; 1–2 mm long.

FERTILE SPIKELETS Spikelets comprising 1 fertile florets; without rhachilla extension. Spikelets elliptic; laterally compressed; 4 mm long; falling entire.

GLUMES Glumes one the lower absent or obscure; exceeding apex of florets; firmer than fertile lemma; shiny. Upper glume ovate; 4 mm long; 1.1 length of adjacent fertile lemma; coriaceous; dark brown, or purple; without keels; 1 -veined. Upper glume lateral veins absent. Upper glume apex obtuse.

FLORETS Fertile lemma elliptic; 3.5 mm long; hyaline; without keel; 1 -veined. Lemma apex obtuse; mucronate. Palea linear; 3 mm long; 0.9 length of lemma; hyaline; 0 -veined. Palea apex obtuse.

FLOWER Anthers 3; 3 mm long.

DISTRIBUTION Australasia: Australia.

NOTES Cynodonteae. Tothill 1003.

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