Contributions from the United States National Herbarium . Meollaca), paramo, 3600-3700 m, 30 Sep1959, J. Cuatrecasas & Castaneda 24532(holotype: COL!; isotype: US!). Tussocked perennials with intravaginal inno-vations. Culms 60-80 cm tall, erect, glabrous orfinely scabrous under panicle; nodes 1, basal and1 or 2 shorter leaves. Leaf sheaths membranous tocoriaceous, stramineous, glabrous, finely striate;auricles absent; ligules mm long, membra-nous to coriaceous, apex truncate; blades 25-35 cmlong, () mm wide, conduplicate or flat,abaxially glabrous. Panicles 10-16 x cm,con
Contributions from the United States National Herbarium . Meollaca), paramo, 3600-3700 m, 30 Sep1959, J. Cuatrecasas & Castaneda 24532(holotype: COL!; isotype: US!). Tussocked perennials with intravaginal inno-vations. Culms 60-80 cm tall, erect, glabrous orfinely scabrous under panicle; nodes 1, basal and1 or 2 shorter leaves. Leaf sheaths membranous tocoriaceous, stramineous, glabrous, finely striate;auricles absent; ligules mm long, membra-nous to coriaceous, apex truncate; blades 25-35 cmlong, () mm wide, conduplicate or flat,abaxially glabrous. Panicles 10-16 x cm,contracted, elongate. Spikelets 10-13 mm long,lanceolate, florets 2 or 3; rachilla pubescent; mm long, almost as long as the spikelet,lanceolate, membranous, white to purplish-white,scabrous along midnerve, apex acute; lowerglumes mm long, 1-nerved; upper m long, 3-nerved; lemmas 9-10 mmlong, lanceolate, 5-nerved, membranous, awnlessor short-awned, the awn mm long; callus Festuca in South American Paramos 125. Figure 63. Festuca renvoizei. A. Stylized growth form. B. Habit. C. Ligule. D. Spikelet. E. Glumes. F. Lemma. G. Lemma withpalea and rachilla. H. Leaf blade cross-section. A-H, Renvoize & Laegaard 5031 (AAU). 126 Festuca in South American Paramos
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