RENDLIA Chiov.
Annuals or perennials. Inflorescence a single raceme, bearing inclined or pectinate spikelets on a semi-terete (crescent-shaped in section) rhachis. Spikelets 1-flowered, (rarely with a second developed male floret), alternate in two rows, disarticulating above the glumes. Glumes subequal, 1-nerved, enclosing the florets; lower keeled, upper dorsally rounded. Lemma membranous, keeled, acute to 2-lobed at the apex, awnless but sometimes minutely mucronate. Worldwide: 6 species occurring throughout the tropics Angola: 4 taxa. |
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| Species | Provinces | Content |
| afra Nees | CC,CU,HI,LS | Description |
| ensifolia Rendle [End] | MA | |
| indica (L.f.) P. Beauv. | CC,CU,MO | Description |
| kunthii Desv. | CC,CU,HI,MO | Description, Image |