its lemma have scaberulous surface and emarginated apex with fertile lemma being chartaceous elliptic, keelless, and long. both the lower and upper glumes are elliptic, keelless, membranous, and have acute apexes. their size is different; lower glume is long while the upper one is long. palea is 2-veined. flowers are fleshy, oblong, truncate, have 2 lodicules, and grow together. they have 3 anthers which are long with fruits that are caryopsis and have an additional pericarp with linear hilum.