Descriptions : Tufted grass; sheath up to 7 1/2 cm long; ligule a short flap of tissue with appressed hairs on upper side; blade folded, up to 30 1/2 cm long; leaf with a few long hairs, mostly on either side of ligule; inflorescence of 7-8 racemes of spikelets arising digitately from main axis; spikelets alternate on abaxial side of rachis of each raceme, secund; spikelet on short pedicel; glume 1 (G1) with acute apex, 1 vein, shorter than G2; G2 with acute apex, 1 vein; lemma 1 (L1) ±
elliptic, with 3 veins and an awn; margin ciliate (fringe of hairs), outside with hairs; ovary with 2 plumose stigmas; stamens 3; palea 1 (P1) membranous; L2 with 3 veins and an awn, lacking flower and P2; L3 inflated, with 3 veins and an awn; lacking flower and P3; awns all imperfect (not geniculate), up to 8 mm long.
