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Perennial (in ours). Inflorescence an open panicle (in ours). Spikelet 2-flowered with a rhachilla-extension consisting of a minute bristle. Glumes ± equal, as long as the spikelet. Callus obtuse. Lemmas 5-9(-11)-nerved, pilose on the back; apex 2-lobed bearing an awn from the sinus and a bristle from the inner side of each lobe. Worldwide: c.65 species; mainly South African but a few extending northwards to Yemen and 3 species in Madagascar Malawi: 1 taxon. |
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