Family: Poaceae
Perotis
Citation:
Ait., Hort. Kew. 1:85 (1789).
Synonymy: Not Applicable Common name: None
Description:
Annual or perennial largely glabrous tufted herbs; leaf blades expanded, the margins often fringed with bristle-like hairs; ligule membranous, ciliate.
Inflorescence a simple raceme or spike; spikelets l-flowered; glumes 2, linear, rigid, 1-nerved, tapering into long straight terminal awns; lemmas smaller, hyaline; palea minute; styles united at the base.
Distribution:
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10 species, mainly tropical from Africa, Asia and Australia.
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Biology:
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Author:
Not yet available
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