A New Species of Paspalum (Gramineae) from Brazil

Abstract

Paspalum petrense A. G. Burman sp. nov. Gramen perenne, caespitosum; culmi erecti, glabri vel pilis sparsis instructi; vaginae imbricatae, apicem versus sparsim pilosae; ligula truncata, c. 1 mm; laminae lineares, utrinque pubescentes, usque 17 cm x 5 mm; racemi 3-5, adscendentes vel subfalcati, 3-6 cm longi; rhachis olivacea, c. 7 mm lata; spiculae c. 3-5 x 1-1 mm, acuminatae; gluma secunda subhialina, dorso basi pilosa, summo marginibus valde ciliata; lemma sterile glumae simile, parum angustius breviusque; fructus c. 3 mm longus, pallidus, ellipticus; lemma fertile summo hispidum.