Paspalidium Stapf >
Bristle terminating the inflorescence branches less than 8 mm long. Spikelets obtuse Paspalidium
Spikelets usually in 2 rows, usually many to each branch. Spikelets close together on the rhachis and usually touching
Leaf blades 1–3 mm wide. Spikelets mostly 1.5–2 mm long, sessile, overlapping. Lower glume not inflated
Rhachies glabrous. Leaf blades up to 18 cm long, 1–6 mm wide. Inflorescence 6–15 cm long; branches 1–3 cm long. Spikelets often purplish. Mainly coast. Woodlands and open forests. Fl. summer Paspalidium distans