Annuals or perennials. Spikelets
4-6(-9)-flowered; glumes subequal, persistent, 9-11-nerved; lemma
dorsally long-villous towards the base, usually scabrid, 6-lobed
to nearly the middle with 5 scabrid awns between the membranous
lobes; callus bearded.
Worldwide: 2 species occurring in Africa, Cape Verde Is and Pakistan