Grass

Paspalum lindenianum A. Rich, in Sagra, Hist. Cuba 11 : 299. 1850 Paspalum caudicatum. Wright; Sauv. Anal. Acad. Ci. Habana 8 : 205. 1871.
Stems tufted, up to 6 dm. tall, glabrous, the nodes barbed; leaves papillose-hirsute with spreading hairs; blades up to 1.5 dm. long, 3-4 mm. wide, flat; raceme single, or sometimes with another a short distance below, 3-8 cm. long, the rachis about 1 mm. wide; spikelets singly disposed, 2-2.5 mm. long, 1.5-1.8 mm. wide, oval, glabrous, the first scale wanting, the second and third scales transversely wrinkled, 5-nerved, the fruiting scale oval, yellowish.
Type locality : In savannas, near Hanabana, Province of Matanzas, Cuba. Distribution : Cuba.