Entolasia minutifolia

HABIT Perennial. Culms 5–45 cm long; 2–6 -noded. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Leaf-blades linear, or lanceolate; flat; 1–2.5 cm long; 1.5–3.5 mm wide; stiff.

INFLORESCENCE Inflorescence composed of racemes.

Racemes 3–6; borne along a central axis; unilateral; 0.4–0.9 cm long; bearing 3–4 fertile spikelets on each. Central inflorescence axis 0.2–2 cm long. Rhachis angular. Spikelet packing regular; 2 -rowed.

Spikelets solitary. Fertile spikelets pedicelled.

FERTILE SPIKELETS Spikelets comprising 1 basal sterile florets; 1 fertile florets; without rhachilla extension. Spikelets elliptic; dorsally compressed; acute, or acuminate; 2.2–2.5 mm long; 1–1.3 mm wide; falling entire.

GLUMES Glumes dissimilar; exceeding apex of florets; thinner than fertile lemma. Lower glume ovate; 0.4 mm long; 0.2 length of spikelet; membranous; without keels; 0 -veined. Lower glume lateral veins absent. Lower glume apex acute. Upper glume lanceolate; 2.2–2.5 mm long; 1 length of spikelet; herbaceous; without keels; 5 -veined. Upper glume apex acute.

FLORETS Basal sterile florets barren; without significant palea. Lemma of lower sterile floret similar to upper glume; ovate; 2.2–2.4 mm long; 1 length of spikelet; herbaceous; acute. Fertile lemma elliptic; dorsally compressed; 2.1 mm long; coriaceous; yellow, or light brown; without keel. Lemma surface pubescent; hairy all along. Lemma margins involute. Lemma apex acute. Palea involute; coriaceous.

DISTRIBUTION Australasia: Australia.

NOTES Paniceae. Simon 2011.

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