Bull. Soc. Linn. Paris : 676 (1887).- Type: Duparquet s.n., Gabon (holo- P).
Guaduella longifolia Camus, Les Bambusées: 114(1913).- Walker 2, Gabon (holo- P);
Guaduella marantifolia var. duparquetii Franch., Bull. Soc. Linn. Paris : 676 (1887);
Guaduella mildbreadii Pilg., Bot. Jahrb. 51:422 (1914).- Type: Mildbread 6182, Cameroon (holo- B, destr.).
Regional litterature: Fl. Gabon 5: 202, tab 32, fig. 1-5(1962); Gram. Cameroun: 27, fig. (1992)
Description:
* Rhizomatous perennial of 0.6 m high. Culms uniformous, at the base with sheaths with reduced blade, 2-3 leaves at the tip are well developped. Leaves oblong, 15-20 cm long and 4.5-9 cm wide, longly acuminated, base attenuate; false petiole 0.8-1 cm long.
* Inflorescence terminal, globular or racemose, up to 10 cm long with 3-7 spikelets.
* Spikelets linear lanceolate, 2-4 cm long and 4 mm wide with 8-15 florets. Glumes pubescent, the lower glume shorter, the upper as long as the lemmas. Lemmas imbricated, vate, acute, 7-11 mm long, villous especially near the base; pales 2-keeled with 4 intramarginal nerves.
Distribution West Africa: Cameroon.
Distribution world-wide: DRC, Gabon.