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Annuals or perennials. Inflorescence an open or contracted panicle; spikelets brown, borne singly or in pairs, the pedicels free. Lower lemma 3-nerved. Callus semicircular. Upper lemma 2-lobed, the lobes finely awned and with a tuft of hair on the back below each lobe and a persistent awn from the sinus. Worldwide: 5 species in tropical and South Africa and Madagascar. Burundi: 4 taxa. |
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| Species | Content | |
| elegantula (Hook. f.) Stapf | ||
| fruticulosa Chiov. | ||
| marungensis Chiov. | Description | |
| stolziana Henr. | Description, Image |
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