Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Autun 8: 335 (1895); Gen. Gram.: 344 (1986).- Type-species: Euclasta glumacea Franch. (= E. condylotricha)
Description:
* Rambling annual herbs.
* Inflorescence terminal and axillary of delicate solitary or subdigitate racemes. Racemes with 1- 3 large herbaceous homogamous pairs of spikelets at the base. Internodes and pedicels with a translucent median line.
* Sessile spikelet callus obtuse. Lower glume chartaceous to cartilaginous, flat, narrowly obtuse. Upper lemma entire with awn. Pedicelled spikelet large and herbaceous.
Genus of tropical Africa and tropical America with 2 species.