Perennials, rarely annuals. Leaves:
lamina rigid, glaucous, frequently involute. Inflorescence a
panicle. Spikelets slightly laterally flattened,
awnless; lower glume small or suppressed, upper as long
as spikelet, thinly membranous; lower floret male, its lemma
resembling the upper glume, 5(-7)-nerved; upper lemma
smaller than the lower, dorsally flattened, firmly
cartilaginous, smooth and shining, white. Worldwide: 4 species occurring from the Mediterranean region to Macaronesia and Africa Zimbabwe: 1 taxon. |
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