Oplismenus burmannii var. intermedius Honda, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 38: 191. 1924.

Leaf sheaths densely tuberculate-hairy, margins ciliate; leaf blades 5–10 × 0.5–1.8 cm, base cordate. Inflorescence axis pilose or hispid. Spikelets 3–3.5 mm; lower glume awn 5–10 mm; upper glume awn shorter. Fl. and fr. autumn.

Moist places in forests, hill slopes. Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan, S Zhejiang [Japan, Philippines].