Chorizandra R.Br. >

Spikelet solitary, globular or subglobular. Nut with 8 prominent ribs. Glumes loose; perianth scales ± exserted from the glumes Chorizandra
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Inflorescence globular; base of bract scarcely enlarged and not sheathing the spikelet. Leaves up to 60 cm long, c. 2 mm diam. Flowers flat. Glumes acute-acuminate. 2 outer perianth segments keeled; inner ones spathulate, acuminate, flat. Coast. Swampy places Chorizandra sphaerocephala