竹叶草(原变种) zhu ye cao (yuan bian zhong)

Panicum compositum Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 57. 1753; P. ari-statum Retzius.

Leaf sheaths subglabrous or puberulous; leaf blades 3–8 × 0.8–1.4 cm, glabrous or margins ciliate. Inflorescence axis glabrous or puberulous. Spikelets ca. 3 mm; lower glume awn 7–20 mm, upper glume awn 1–2 mm. Fl. and fr. Sep–Nov. 2n = 54, 72*.

Moist places in forests. Guangdong, Guizhou, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan [tropical Asia extending westward through India to E Africa; Australia, Pacific Islands (Polynesia)].