Coix barbata (Roxb.) R. Br.
Common Name : None
Family : Poaceae

HABIT |
A TALL, ROBUST, BRANCHING, MONOECIOUS PERENNIAL GRASS. |
STEMS |
CULMS 0.9-1.9 M TALL WITH SOFTLY BEARDED NODES. |
LEAVES |
LINEAR, USUALLY 15-30 CM LONG AND 0.6-2.2 CM WIDE, APEX ACUMINATE, MIDRIB STOUT, MARGINS SCABRID; LEAF SHEATHS LONG, SMOOTH OR HAIRY; LIGULE A NARROW RIDGE. |
FLOWERS |
INFLORESCENCE A TERMINAL PANICLE OF RACEMOSE SPIKELETS ON SLENDER PEDUNCLE, MALE AT THE TOP AND FEMALE BELOW. |
SEEDS |
GRAIN ENVELOPED IN THICKENED LOWER LEGUMES, 5-7 MM LONG. |