HABIT	A RAMBLING PERENNIAL GRASS.
STEMS	CULM UP TO 3 M LONG, ROOTING FROM THE LOWER NODES, GLABROUS, MUCH BRANCHED IN UPPER PART, BRANCHES FLEXUOUS.
LEAVES	LEAF-BLADES ARE FLAT, 5-25 CM LONG, 2-10 MM WIDE, CUT-OFF AT THE TIP.
FLOWERS	INFLORESCENCE A LEAFY PANICLE, SOLITARY, SIMPLE RACEME OR SPIKE, EACH ENCLOSED IN A SPATHE. SPIKELETS IN TRIOS, ONE SESSILE, TWO PEDICELLED.
FRUITS	CARYOPSIS ELLIPSOID.