Morphological characteristics

Perennial and short (<1 m) grass with narrowly-lanceolate, dark green leaves; open panicles; spikelets 6-7 mm long and 1-1.5 mm wide with hooked hairs on the surfaces of lemma and palea, awnless; anthers 2-3 mm long.

Chromosome number

2n=2x=24

Genome

GG

Distribution

New Caledonia


 

Habitat

Found in sclerophyllous forest at an altitude of about 10-20 m; flowering between April and August. Grow in temporarily flooded black clay soils on schists. Found in shade.

A close-up of panicle, in GRC’s screen house, Philippines

A plant in GRC’s screen house, Philippines

A close-up of panicle

A close-up of panicle

Close-up spikelets, showing hooked hairs on lemma and palea