Dimeria kerrii C.E.Hubb. ex Teerawat. & Sungkaew

Veldkamp, J. F., 2016, A revision of Dimeria (Gramineae-Dimeriinae) in Malesia with a note on Cymbachne, Blumea 61 (3), pp. 207-214 : 210

Dimeria kerrii C.E.Hubb. ex Teerawat. & Sungkaew (in Teerawatananon et al. 2011b) 151, t. 2. — Type: Kerr 13868 (holo K; BK, BM).

Description after Teerawatananon et al. (2011b, 2014).

Perennials. Culms up to 1.2 m long. Nodes bearded. Ligules c. 0.6 mm long, margin ciliate. Leaf blades 10–20 cm by 3–4.5 mm, hairy. Racemes 2–3, rachis flattened, 8–16 cm long, 0.6–0.7 mm wide, internodes 1.5–2 mm long, margin ciliate. Pedicels 0.8–1.2 mm long. Spikelets 5–6 mm long. Callus hairs up to 0.5 mm long. Lower glumes keels not winged; upper glumes acute to acuminate, keel winged, ciliolate, broad, rugose. Awns 12–15 mm long, incl. 2–3 mm long column. Anthers 1.8–2 mm long.

Distribution — Thailand (Peninsula: Satun) and so may be expected in the N Malay Peninsula.

Habitat — Grasslands, moist savannah, c. 50 m altitude.