Pseudopentameris brachyphylla (Stapf) Conert

Tufted perennial 300-900 mm high; leaves clustered basally, obviously distichous; base woody and fibrous; branched aerial stems absent. Leaf blade to 150 x 4 mm, flat or folded; dead leaves characteristically curled. Inflorescence of 8-20 spikelets. Spikelet 27-37 x 4-10 mm (excluding awns); glumes 27-37 mm long, 5-7-nerved, all nerves extend to apex; lemma body 5.5-6.5 mm long, hairy all over, 7-9-nerved; lobes 10-19 mm long (including awns); central awn 19-30 mm long; anther 5-9 mm long; caryopsis 4.5-6.0 mm long.