Lemma 6 veined. Distal incomplete florets 1-2 per spikelet, neuter, merely underdeveloped, awnless, paleate or epaleate. Abaxial leaf blade epidermis . Leaf anatomical data recorded. Prickle bases not paired with a short-cell.
Intercostal prickles rare, and in the astomatal files.
The domes low, or of medium height. Photosynthetic pathway and related features . The PBS sheaths of the primary lateral vascular bundles interrupted. Transverse section of the leaf blade . Width of lamina across a primary vascular bundle 171-246 m.