Citation: Raft, J. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. Arts 89:104 ( 1819).

Derivation: Greek distichos, in 2 rows; position of the leaves.

Synonymy: Not Applicable

Common name: None

Description:
Perennials with long creeping rhizomes; leaves usually strongly distichous, rigid, pointed; ligule a minute rim with hair-tufts at each extremity.

Inflorescence a raceme or spike; spikelets several-flowered, compressed laterally, dioecious, the rhachilla of the female spikelets disarticulating between the florets; glumes persistent, keeled, several-nerved; lemmas closely imbricate, stiff, acute, many-nerved.

Distribution:  12 species in America and 1 in Australia.

Biology: No text

Author: Not yet available