Citation: Ait., Hort. Kew. 1:85 (1789).

Synonymy: Not Applicable

Common name: None

Description:
Annual or perennial largely glabrous tufted herbs; leaf blades expanded, the margins often fringed with bristle-like hairs; ligule membranous, ciliate.

Inflorescence a simple raceme or spike; spikelets l-flowered; glumes 2, linear, rigid, 1-nerved, tapering into long straight terminal awns; lemmas smaller, hyaline; palea minute; styles united at the base.

Distribution:  10 species, mainly tropical from Africa, Asia and Australia.

Biology: No text

Author: Not yet available