Eremitis, Doll, 1877

Ferreira, Fabrício Moreira, Dórea, Marcos C., Leite, Kelly Regina B. & Oliveira, Reyjane P., 2013, Eremitis afimbriata and E. magnifica (Poaceae, Bambusoideae, Olyreae): two remarkable new species from Brazil and a first record of blue iridescence in bamboo leaves, Phytotaxa 84 (1), pp. 31-45 : 33

Key to the species of Eremitis

1. Leaf blades green on both surfaces; decumbent culms with 1 inflorescence at the apex............................................. 2

- Leaf blades strongly discolorous; decumbent culms with multiples inflorescences at the apex ............. E. afimbriata

2. Leaf sheaths inflated; leaf blades (13.5−)15−22(−22.2) × (3.2−)3.5−5.9(−6.3) cm; inflorescence (1−)3−4(−6) per leafy culm; gynecandrous whorls (1−)2 per inflorescence; female spikelet (1−)2 per gynecandrous whorl; male spikelets (5−)6−7(−8) per gynecandrous whorl......................................................................................... E. magnifica

- Leaf sheaths not inflated; leaf blades (6.2−)6.5−9.6(−10.3) × (0.9−) 1−1.5 cm; inflorescence 1 per leafy culm; gynecandrous whorls 1 per inflorescence; female spikelet 1 per gynecandrous whorl; male spikelets (4−)5 per gynecandrous whorl ............................................................................................................................................... E. parviflora