The species is
perennial and caespitose, with elongated
rhizomes. Its
culms are long with scabrous leaf-sheaths. It eciliate membrane is long and is also
lacerated and obtuse. The leaf-blades are involute and are long by wide with its surface being pubescent and hairy. The
panicle itself is lanceolate, open and is long. The main panicle branches are whorled and are long. Both panicle axis and branches are scaberulous with solitary
spikelets. The spikelets themselves are obovate and are long. They carry 2 fertile
florets which are oblong and long. Fertile spikelets are
pediceled, the pedicels of which are curved, ciliate and filiform. Florets are diminished at the apex. Its
lemma is pubescent and have hairy veins with asperulous surface. It hairs are long while fertile lemma is being chartaceous, elliptic, keelless, and is long. The
glumes are all keelless but are different in size and texture. Lower glume is obovate and is long and 7-9 veined, while the upper one is lanceolate and is long and 5 veined. Lower glume also have an emarginated apex while the upper one have an obtuse one. The upper glumes have
glabrous surface as well. Palea is elliptic, long and is 2-veined. Flowers are fleshy, oblong, truncate, have 2
lodicules, and grow together. They have 3
anthers which are long which have dark brown coloured
fruits that are
caryopsis, ellipsoid, and have an additional pericarp with linear
hilum. Their fruit length is . ==Ecology==