2n = 112

Large green perennial, forming clumps or extensive swards, up to c. 40 cm tall, not tussock-forming, stoloniferous between tufts, and shoots + decumbent at base; new shoots intravaginal; laminae persistent. Sheaths straw-brown to reddishbrown or grey-brown, smooth, nerves distinct, internerves membranous; ligule c. 0.5 mm long, truncate, ciliate across top and abaxially; lamina (6)-10-3 5 cm long, to 4 mm wide, flat, coriaceous, abaxially glabrous and smooth, nerves prominent, adaxially short-ciliate throughout, margins scabrous or smooth, midnerve scabrous near acicular tip. Culms 20-40-(55) cm long, usually shorter than leaves, smooth to slightly scabrous below panicle. Panicle 10-20 cm long, very lax with few rather large spikelets in clusters of 2-3 at tips of very slender, widely spreading, ciliate-scabrous branchlets. Spikelets 7-9.5 mm long, 3-5-flowered, light green. Glumes ± equal, (4)-5-6.5-(7) mm long, midnerve scabrous in upper half, and membranous margins with scattered fine teeth above or almost throughout, internerves sparsely short scabrous to glabrous, tip subacuminate; lower glume (1)-3- nerved, narrow-lanceolate, upper 3-(5)-nerved, elliptic-lanceolate. Lemma 5—6.5 mm long, prominently 5-nerved, elliptic-oblong, obtuse, short-scabrous to ciliate-scabrous throughout, midnerve with long fine crimped hairs in lower half and lateral nerves with hairs along lower third, membranous margins sparsely scabrous above or almost throughout. Palea 4-4.5 mm long, surface of lower 2/3 ciliate-dentate between ciliate-dentate keels, margin smooth to slightly scabrous, toothed at edge near top. Lodicules c. 0.5 mm long. Callus with long tuft of crisped hairs. Rachilla 1-1.5 mm long, almost smooth with a few prickle-teeth or with longer scattered hairs, projection twice as long. Anthers c. 2 mm long. Caryopsis c. 2 × 1 mm. 2n = 112. Endemic

Large green perennial clumps or extensive swards, to c. 40-(80) cm, not tussock-forming, stoloniferous between tufts, and shoots ± decumbent at base; branching intravaginal; leaf-blades persistent. Leaf-sheath straw-brown to reddish brown or grey-brown, glabrous, membranous, distinctly ribbed. Ligule c. 0.5 mm, truncate, ciliate, abaxially minutely hairy. Leaf-blade (6)-10-35 cm, flat, to 4.5 mm wide, coriaceous, abaxially glabrous, ribs prominent, adaxially minutely pubescent; margins scabrid or smooth, midnerve scabrid near acicular tip. Culm 20-40-(60) cm, usually < leaves, internodes smooth to slightly scabrid below panicle. Panicle 10-20 cm, very lax with few rather large spikelets in clusters of 2-3 at tips of very slender, widely spreading, pubescent-scabrid branches. Spikelets 7-9.5 mm, 3-5-(6)-flowered, light green. Glumes ± equal, (4)-5-6.5-(7) mm, subacuminate, sparsely short scabrid to smooth, midnerve scabrid in upper ½; lower (1)-3-nerved, narrow-lanceolate, upper 3-(5)-nerved, elliptic-lanceolate; margins membranous with scattered fine prickle-teeth above or almost throughout. Lemma 5-6.5 mm, prominently 5-nerved, elliptic-oblong, obtuse, short-scabrid to pubescent-scabrid throughout, midnerve with long fine crinkled hairs in lower ½, lateral nerves with hairs on lower ⅓; margins membranous sparsely scabrid above or almost throughout. Palea 4-4.5 mm, keels ciliate-dentate, interkeel with minute hairs and prickle-teeth in lower ⅔, flanks smooth to slightly scabrid; margin prickle-toothed near tip. Callus with long tuft of crinkled hairs. Rachilla 1-1.5 mm, almost glabrous with a few prickle-teeth or scattered hairs; prolongation twice as long. Lodicules c. 0.5 mm. Anthers c. 2 mm. Caryopsis c. 2 × 1 mm. 2n= 112.