The species is
perennial with short
rhizomes and long
culms. The leaf-sheaths are tubular and are closed on one end with its surface being
glabrous. The leaf-blades surface is scaberulous and rough with its size being are long by wide. Eciliated membrane have a
ligule which is truncate. The
panicle is contracted, linear, long. The main panicle
branches are indistinct, scaberulous and are
racemose. Spikelets are oblong, solitary, long and have linear
pedicels. Besides the pedicels, the spikelets have 1 fertile floret which is diminished at the apex. The sterile florets are 2–3 in number and are long, barren, oblong and
clumped. Both the upper and lower
glumes are keelless, membranous, oblong and are purple coloured. Other features are different though; Lower glume is long with an acute apex while the upper one is long with an obtuse apex. Its
lemma have smooth surface and an obtuse apex while the fertile lemma is chartaceous, elliptic, keelless, and long. Its
palea have thick keels and is elliptic and 2-
veined. Flowers are fleshy, oblong and truncate with 2
lodicules. They also grow together and have 3
anthers which are long. The
fruits have
caryopsis with additional pericarp and have linear
hilum. They are also ellipsoid and are long. ==References==