Eulalia manipurensis

HABIT Perennial. Culms 80–100 cm long. Ligule a ciliolate membrane. Leaf-blades 20–30 cm long; 2–6 mm wide.

INFLORESCENCE Inflorescence composed of racemes.

Racemes 7–25; digitate; 6–12 cm long. Rhachis fragile at the nodes; ciliate on margins. Rhachis internodes linear; 2.5 mm long. Rhachis internode tip transverse; cupuliform.

Spikelets in pairs. Fertile spikelets sessile and pedicelled; 2 in the cluster. Pedicels linear; angular; 2.5 mm long; ciliate; tip cupuliform.

FERTILE SPIKELETS Spikelets comprising 1 basal sterile florets; 1 fertile florets; without rhachilla extension. Spikelets elliptic; dorsally compressed; 2.5 mm long; falling entire; deciduous from the base, or with accessory branch structures. Spikelet callus square; pilose; base obtuse; inserted.

GLUMES Glumes dissimilar; exceeding apex of florets; firmer than fertile lemma; shiny. Lower glume elliptic; 1 length of spikelet; coriaceous; dark brown; 2-keeled; keeled above. Lower glume primary vein ciliate. Lower glume surface flat; glabrous. Lower glume apex obtuse. Upper glume elliptic; 1 length of spikelet; coriaceous; dark brown; 1-keeled. Upper glume surface puberulous. Upper glume muticous.

FLORETS Basal sterile florets barren; without significant palea. Lemma of lower sterile floret elliptic; 1 length of spikelet; hyaline; 2 -veined; pilose; hairy at apex; obtuse. Fertile lemma elliptic; 1.5 mm long; hyaline; without keel; 0 -veined. Lemma apex erose; truncate; muticous. Palea absent or minute.

FLOWER Anthers 3; 2 mm long.

DISTRIBUTION Asia-temperate: China. Asia-tropical: India and Indo-China.

NOTES Andropogoneae. WDC.

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