2n = 28

Small, dull green, much-branched, very densely packed perennial, rooting from the short prostrate branches and forming compact, rigid cushions to 10 cm across and 2.5 cm high, slightly overtopped by filiform flowering culms with few spikelets; new snoots intravaginal with densely imbricating leaves; laminae persistent. Sheaths much wider than laminae, pale greyish-brown, membranous, nerves rather indistinct, smooth, shining; ligule 0.5-1 mm long, entire, smooth across top, narrowed at centre to a short point, abaxially sparsely to densely shortciliate; lamina 0.3-0.7 cm × 1-2 mm, stiff, inrolled, abaxially glabrous, nerves prominent, adaxially strongly ribbed, very finely ciliate-dentate along whitish nerves, midrib scabrous near very curved, subobtuse or occasionally acute tip. Culms 1.5- 2.5 cm tall, mainly smooth with a few minute teeth above. Panicle 0.5-1 cm long, contracted, racemose, with 1-3 spikelets, branchlets and pedicels smooth. Spikelets 4.5-5.5 mm long, 2-5-flowered, light green to purplish. Glumes equal, 2.5-3.5 mm long, 3-nerved, ovate-elliptic, subobtuse, smooth or rarely with a few teeth on midnerve near tip, margins entire. Lemma 3-3.5 mm long, 5-nerved, ovate, obtuse, lower ½ with fine, often crisped hairs on nerves and sparse somewhat shorter hairs on internerves, upper ½ sparsely scabrous on midnerve and laterally just inside wide membranous margin, midnerve occasionally minutely excurrent. Palea 2.5-3 mm long, sparsely ciliate between ciliate keels. Lodicules 0.4-0.6 mm long. Callus with a few long hairs. Rachilla c. 0.5 mm long, sparsely ciliate, projection twice as long. Anthers 1.2- 1.6 mm long. Caryopsis c. 1.5-2 × 0.5 mm. 2n = 28. Endemic

Small, dull green, much-branched, very densely packed perennial, rooting from short prostrate branches and forming compact, rigid cushions to 10 cm across and 2.5 cm high, slightly overtopped by filiform flowering culms with few spikelets; branching intravaginal, new shoots with densely imbricating leaves; leaf-blades persistent. Leaf-sheath much wider than leaf-blade, pale greyish brown, membranous, glabrous, shining, ± indistinctly ribbed. Ligule 0.5-1 mm, apically glabrous, entire, narrowed centrally to a short point, abaxially sparsely to densely minutely pubescent. Leaf-blade 0.3-0.7 cm × 1-2 mm, stiff, inrolled, abaxially glabrous, ribs prominent, adaxially strongly ribbed, ribs whitish with fine minute hairs or prickle-teeth; midrib scabrid near very curved, subobtuse or occasionally acute tip. Culm 1.5-2.5 cm, internodes mainly smooth with a few minute prickle-teeth above. Panicle 0.5-1 cm, contracted, racemose, with 1-3 spikelets; branches and pedicels glabrous. Spikelets 4.5-5.5 mm, 2-5-flowered, light green to purplish. Glumes equal, 2.5-3.5 mm, 3-nerved, ovate-elliptic, subobtuse, smooth or rarely with a few prickle-teeth on midnerve near tip; margins entire. Lemma 3-3.5 mm, 5-nerved, ovate, obtuse, lower ½ with fine, often crinkled hairs on nerves and sparse somewhat shorter hairs on internerves, upper ½ sparsely scabrid on midnerve and near wide membranous margin; midnerve occasionally minutely excurrent. Palea 2.5-3 mm, keels ciliate, interkeel with sparse minute hairs. Callus with few long hairs. Rachilla c. 0.5 mm, sparsely ciliate; prolongation twice as long. Lodicules 0.4-0.6 mm. Anthers 1.2-1.6 mm. Caryopsis c. 1.5-2 × 0.5 mm. 2n= 28.