Botany Biology Phenology Ecology
| Description : | Terrestrial, perennial, tufted herb. Roots fibrous, white or brown. Stems triangular, solid, hairy. Stipules absent. Leaves simple, not lobed or divided, alternate spiral, sessile, linear, more than 2 m long/wide, hairy on both sides, margin entire, apex acute, base clasping, parallel-veined. Leaf sheath present, triangular in cross section. Flowers bisexual, grouped together in a terminal umbel, sessile, green or brown, petals absent. Fruit a nut. |