生活型

herb

形態特徵

• Tall reeds. Culms 2-4 m tall.
• Ligule 0.3-0.5 mm long, upper margin fimbriate, blades 20-60 cm long, 8-35 cm wide. Panicle large, dense.
• Spikelets 4-6-flowered, 10-12 mm long; glumes lanceolate, chartaceous; lower 3-4 mm long, 1-nerved, apex rounded, base attenuate; upper 4-6 mm long, 3-nerved; lemma 5-10 mm long, chartaceous, 3-nerved, lanceolate, glabrous; callus elongated with silky hairs; palea 3 mm long, 2-keeled, margins minutely ciliate, apex truncate.
• Anthers 2, 1.5-2 mm long.

分布

• 世界 : Western Africa to Japan and Polynesia, northern Australia.

引證標本

TAIPEI: Tachu, Chang 2991; Kuanyingshan, Hsu 1154. TAICHUNG: Kukuan, Hsu 453. NANTOU: Sun Moon Lake, Suzuki s. n. 18 Sep 1929. TAINAN: Anping, Hsu 616. KAOHSIUNG: Liukuei, Suzuki s. n. 31 Oct 1934. TAITUNG: Ansou, Hsu 1039. HUALIEN: Yuli, Suzuki 5329.

參考文獻

• HSU, Chien-Chang, Flora of Taiwan, second edition 5: 332. 2000.  (Fl. Taiwan 2nd edit.)