Perennials. Spikelets borne in triads with connate pedicels; peduncle developing a hook-like flexure at maturity and the triads falling entire. Spikelets brown. Lower lemma 5-nerved. Upper lemma with or without hair-tufts, 2-lobed with a persistent geniculate awn. Callus of the upper floret short, broadly rounded. Palea keels with or without narrow wings. Worldwide: 3 species in tropical Africa Zambia: 2 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| decora (Stapf) J.B. Phipps | ||
| inamoena (K. Schum.) Clayton | B,N,W,C,E,S | Description |