Monographs Details:
Authority:
Mori, S. A., et al. 1997. Guide to the vascular plants of central French Guiana: Part 1. Pteridophytes, gymnosperms, and monocotyledons. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 76: 1-422.
Mori, S. A., et al. 1997. Guide to the vascular plants of central French Guiana: Part 1. Pteridophytes, gymnosperms, and monocotyledons. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 76: 1-422.
Family:
Poaceae
Poaceae
Description:
Species Description - Erect, caespitose perennials 0.5-1 m tall. Leaves: blade 12-20 X 4-7 cm, elliptical to ovate-lanceolate, tessellate. Inflorescences 9-22 cm long, with stout, ascending branches. Spikelets 8.5-10 mm long, ovate-lanceolate, often flushed with purple; upper floret 6-7.5 mm long, ovate-lanceolate, borne on a stout, curving stipe 1—1.5 mm long and bearing a pair of lanceolate, winged appendages 4-5.5 mm long and appressed to margins of upper lemma, which is pubescent with appressed silky hairs on margins near apex and on lower part of back.
Distribution and Ecology - Fl (Jan, May, Jun, mostly Jul-Nov), fr (Jan, Jun-Aug); frequent, in forest shade and in gaps. Riz-chien.
Species Description - Erect, caespitose perennials 0.5-1 m tall. Leaves: blade 12-20 X 4-7 cm, elliptical to ovate-lanceolate, tessellate. Inflorescences 9-22 cm long, with stout, ascending branches. Spikelets 8.5-10 mm long, ovate-lanceolate, often flushed with purple; upper floret 6-7.5 mm long, ovate-lanceolate, borne on a stout, curving stipe 1—1.5 mm long and bearing a pair of lanceolate, winged appendages 4-5.5 mm long and appressed to margins of upper lemma, which is pubescent with appressed silky hairs on margins near apex and on lower part of back.
Distribution and Ecology - Fl (Jan, May, Jun, mostly Jul-Nov), fr (Jan, Jun-Aug); frequent, in forest shade and in gaps. Riz-chien.