Mapania spadicea
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Leaves very densely crowded, strikingly 3-ranked, the rows prominent and fan-like at the base (almost as in M. graminea), coriaceous, linear, with the midnerve prominent beneath and 2 whitish lateral nerves somewhat prominent above, slightly narrowed towards the conduplicate base, gradually narrowed into a long, flagelliform, triquetrous, very scabrous acumen, densely serrate-scabrous throughout the margins and on the midnerve beneath in the upper part, glaucous, very shining above, dull beneath, up to 170 by 9-14 mm;
Inflorescence usually a single spikelet, sometimes consisting of 2-3 fasciculately arranged spikelets (both types occurring on the same plant).
Flowers about as long as the glumes;