Descriptions : Grass; sheath sparsely covered with long bulbous-based hairs; ligule membranous; blade tapering to point; inflorescence of many racemes arising from a main axis; rachis of raceme up to 6 cm or more in length; racemes secund; spikelets shortly pedicellate, alternate on abaxial side of raceme; spikelets laterally flattened, with usually 2, sometimes 1 floret [2-3, sometimes 4 florets, according to Flora of Java]; glume 1 (G1) shorter than G2, with 1 vein; glume 2 (G2) with 1 vein; lemma 1 (L1) with 3 nerves, hairs; palea 1 (P1) with 2 veins; flower with 3(?) stamens and 2(?) plumose stigmas; second flower with L2, P2 similar to L1, P1; glumes persistent on rachis in fruit.
