Dinebra retroflexa (Vahl.) Panzer.
Common Name : Viper grass
Family : Poaceae

HABIT |
AN ANNUAL OR PERENNIAL GRASS, UP 50 CM OR MORE TALL. |
STEMS |
CULMS USUALLY STRAGGLING FROM A DECUMBENT BASE, MUCH BRANCHED, ROOTING AT NODES, INFREQUENTLY ERECT, GREEN OR PURPLISH GREEN . |
LEAVES |
LINEAR, 2-2.5 X 0.3-0.5 CM, GLABROUS OR THINLY PILOSE, APEX ACUMINATE. |
FLOWERS |
INFLORESCENCE 6-20 CM LONG, NARROWLY ELLIPTICOBLONG TO PYRAMIDAL, OPEN RACEME 0.5-4 CM, STIFF, ASCENDING WHEN YOUNG, REFLEXING AND FINALLY DECUMBENT FROM THE AXIS AT MATURITY, RACHIS FLATTENED, NARROWLY WINGED. |
FRUITS |
SPIKELETS NARROWLY CUNEATE. |