Comprehensive Description
provided by North American Flora
Arthraxon quartinianus (A. Rich.) Nash
Alectoridia Quariiniana A. Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2 : 448. 1852. Arthraxon ciliaris Quartinianus Hack, in DC. Monog, Phan. 6 : 356. 1889.
Stems slender, barbed at the nodes, otherwise glabrous, finally decumbent at the base and rooting at the nodes, the upright portions up to 3 dm. long; leaf-sheaths glabrous or papillose-pilose; blades 2-5 cm. long and 1 cm. wide or less, ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, cordate and clasping at the base, more or less pilose on both surfaces; spikes few to many, 2-3 cm. long, the internodes pilose with long erect hairs; spikelets 3-5 mm. long, the first scale usually hispid toward the apex.
Type locality : Near Adowa, Abyssinia.
Distribution : Introduced into Jamaica and Guadeloupe. Native of Africa and Asia.
- bibliographic citation
- George Valentine Nash. 1912. (POALES); POACEAE (pars). North American flora. vol 17(2). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
