Coelachne ghatica

HABIT Perennial; mat forming. Culms prostrate; 8–15 cm long; rooting from lower nodes. Culm-nodes pubescent. Leaf-sheaths 5–8 cm long; pilose. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Leaf-blade base broadly rounded. Leaf-blades linear; 6.3 cm long; 3–4 mm wide. Leaf-blade surface pilose; hairy adaxially. Leaf-blade apex acute.

INFLORESCENCE Inflorescence a panicle.

Panicle open; linear; effuse; 5–8 cm long. Primary panicle branches spreading; 0.5–1.5 cm long.

Spikelets solitary. Fertile spikelets pedicelled. Pedicels 1.5–2 mm long.

FERTILE SPIKELETS Spikelets comprising 2 fertile florets; without rhachilla extension. Spikelets elliptic; laterally compressed; 1–1.25 mm long; breaking up at maturity; disarticulating below each fertile floret.

GLUMES Glumes persistent; similar; shorter than spikelet; thinner than fertile lemma. Lower glume ovate; 0.5 mm long; 0.8 length of upper glume; 0.5–0.8 length of spikelet; membranous; without keels. Lower glume surface pubescent. Upper glume ovate; 1 mm long; 0.9 length of spikelet; membranous; without keels. Upper glume surface pubescent.

FLORETS Fertile florets with the lowest dissimilar. Lowest fertile lemma bisexual; oblong; 1.1 mm long; hairy. Fertile lemma ovate; 1.25 mm long; membranous; without keel. Lemma surface pubescent.

FLOWER Anthers 2–3.

FRUIT Caryopsis with adherent pericarp; ovoid; 0.8 mm long.

DISTRIBUTION Asia-tropical: India.

NOTES Isachneae. Naik 2006.

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