Eriochrysis cayennensis P.Beauv.

  • Authority

    Hitchcock, Albert S. 1927. The grasses of Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 24: i-xx, 291-556.

  • Family

    Poaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Eriochrysis cayennensis P.Beauv.

  • Description

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    Description - An erect unbranched perennial 1 to 2 meters or more tall, the long narrow blades densely velvety, the compact, silky, golden brown panicle 10 to 12 cm. long. The so-called pistillate spikelets are cleistogamous, containing small anthers that remain included.