Ochlandra

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Ochlandra
Ochlandra scriptoria plant.jpg
Ochlandra scriptoria
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Bambusoideae
Tribe: Bambuseae
Subtribe: Melocanninae
Genus: Ochlandra
Thwaites
Type species
Ochlandra stridula
Moon ex Thwaites
Synonyms
  • BeshaD.Dietr.
  • BeeshaMunro 1868, illegitimate homonym not Kunth 1822

Ochlandra is a genus of Indian bamboo in the grass family). [1] [2] [3] The flowers have up to 150 stamens in each flower. [4]

The species are endemic to the Western Ghats (India), except for one species from Sri Lanka.

Species [5]

Formerly included see Cathariostachys Nastus Schizostachyum Valiha

References

  1. ↑ Thwaites, George Henry Kendrick. 1864. Enumeratio Plantarum Zeylaniae 376 descriptions in Latin, commentary in English
  2. ↑ Triopicos, Ochlandra Thwaites
  3. ↑ Kumar, M. 1995. A re-investigation on the taxonomy of the genus Ochlandra Thw. (Poaceae-Bambusoideae). Rheedea 5(1): 63–89.
  4. ↑ Rolf, M. T.; Dahlgren; Clifford, H. Trevor (1982). The Monocots - A Comparative Study. London: Academic Press. p. 119.
  5. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

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