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W.D. Clayton, M. Vorontsova, K.T. Harman & H. Williamson

© Copyright The Board of Trustees, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Zoysia seslerioides

HABIT Perennial; caespitose. Stolons present. Culms 40–50 cm long. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Leaf-blades convolute; 25–30 cm long; 6–7 mm wide; coriaceous; stiff. Leaf-blade surface ribbed. Leaf-blade apex pungent.

INFLORESCENCE Inflorescence composed of racemes.

Racemes 1; single; multilateral; 8–15 cm long.

Spikelets ascending; solitary. Fertile spikelets pedicelled. Pedicels oblong.

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. Upper glume elliptic; 3.5–4 mm long; 1.1–1.4 length of adjacent fertile lemma; chartaceous; 1-keeled; 3 -veined. Upper glume surface asperulous. Upper glume apex erose; obtuse.

FLORETS Fertile lemma oblong; 2.5–3.5 mm long; membranous; keeled; 1 -veined. Lemma apex erose; emarginate. Palea hyaline; 0 -veined; without keels.

FLOWER Lodicules absent. Anthers 3; 2 mm long.

DISTRIBUTION Asia-tropical: Indo-China.

NOTES Cynodonteae. Lecomte.

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