Basal culm internodes not swollen . Culms to 150 cm high, 2-4 noded. Mid-culm nodes glabrous, exposed, constricted. Reproductive organization . Inflorescence a panicle , erect, open or contracted.
Spikelets erect, spreading.
Pedicels to 20 mm long. Lemma 5-7 veined. Lodicules 2, free, hyaline, acute, smooth, lobed or with entire margins, with margin divisions lateral, glabrous. Anthers 1.3-2.3 mm long. Tasmania, New South Wales, and Victoria.