| Filoplumes have a rachis, with barbs and barbules somewhere along them, and they arise from follicles. |
| Leaf width was determined as the sum of the lengths of the two largest leaflets on either side of the rachis. |
| The basal leaves can be more than 10 cm long and have three to eleven leaflets along their rachis. |
| This gene did not affect plant height, indicating that the length of rachis and culm are controlled by independent genetic systems. |
| Inflorescences are the terminal toothbrush type, with five to 70 pairs of flowers on a rachis approx. 35-50 mm long. |
| Florets were removed from the middle third of the main rachis on fully emerged tassels prior to anther exsertion. |
