Koordersiochloa sanjappae

Description

Koordersiochloa sanjappae HABIT Perennial. Stolons present. Culms decumbent; 30�65 cm long. Leaf-sheaths tubular for much of their length; 4.5�6 cm long; striately veined. Leaf-sheath auricles erect. Ligule an eciliate membrane; 3�5 mm long; lacerate. Leaf-blades linear, or lanceolate; 8�15 cm long; 6 mm wide. Leaf-blade midrib conspicuous. Leaf-blade surface pubescent; sparsely hairy; hairy on both sides. Leaf-blade apex acuminate. INFLORESCENCE Inflorescence a panicle. Panicle contracted; linear; nodding; 11 cm long; 2 cm wide. Primary panicle branches simple; bearing 4�8 fertile spikelets on each lower branch. Spikelets solitary. Fertile spikelets pedicelled. Pedicels filiform; 9�18 mm long.