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

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

Centrochloa

HABIT Annual. Culms erect; 10–75 cm long. Ligule a ciliolate membrane.

INFLORESCENCE Inflorescence composed of racemes.

Racemes digitate; unilateral. Rhachis narrowly winged; angular. Spikelet packing adaxial; 1 -rowed.

Spikelets solitary. Fertile spikelets sessile.

FERTILE SPIKELETS Spikelets comprising 1 basal sterile florets; 1 fertile florets; without rhachilla extension. Spikelets obovate; turbinate; dorsally compressed; 3.5–4 mm long; falling entire.

GLUMES Glumes one the lower absent or obscure; exceeding apex of florets; thinner than fertile lemma. Upper glume ovate; spurred; membranous; without keels; 3 -veined. Upper glume surface pubescent; with a transverse fringe of hair. Upper glume apex obtuse.

FLORETS Basal sterile florets barren; without significant palea. Lemma of lower sterile floret elliptic; membranous; 3 -veined; obtuse. Fertile lemma obovate; indurate; wingless. Lemma surface unwrinkled; without grooves. Lemma margins involute. Lemma apex obtuse; pubescent. Palea indurate.

DISTRIBUTION South America.

Please cite this publication as detailed in How to Cite Version: 16th November 2012.