Eriochloa Kunth >

Lower glume rudimentary forming a swollen annular callus at the base of the upper glume Eriochloa
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Sterile lemma subulate, with an awn 1–2 mm long. Panicle 5–18 cm long; the branches 3–5 cm long. Spikelets 4.5–6 mm long, silky hairy. Light green, tufted, erect or ascending perennial to 1 m high. Nodes finely pubescent. Coast in drier parts. Open forest. Fl. summer Eriochloa pseudoacrotricha