Ochlandra

Ochlandra
Ochlandra scriptoria
Scientific classification
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]} One of the distinguishing marks of the genus is the large number of stamens in each flower; up to 150.^{[ citation needed ]}

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

Species ^[4]

1. Ochlandra beddomei - Kerala
2. Ochlandra ebracteata - India reed bamboo - Kerala
3. Ochlandra keralensis - Kerala
4. Ochlandra scriptoria - Tamil Nadu reed bamboo, Kerala reed bamboo - Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala
5. Ochlandra setigera - Tamil Nadu, Kerala
6. Ochlandra sivagiriana - Tamil Nadu, Kerala
7. Ochlandra soderstromiana - Kerala
8. Ochlandra spirostylis - Kerala
9. Ochlandra stridula - Ceylon reed bamboo, Sri Lanka reed bamboo - Sri Lanka
10. Ochlandra talbotii - Karnataka
11. Ochlandra travancorica - elephant bamboo, India reed bamboo - Tamil Nadu, Kerala; also naturalised in the West Indies
12. Ochlandra wightii - Karnataka, Kerala

Formerly included

see Cathariostachys Nastus Schizostachyum Valiha

• Ochlandra capitata - Cathariostachys capitata
• Ochlandra elegantissima - Nastus elegantissimus
• Ochlandra perrieri - Valiha perrieri
• Ochlandra ridleyi - Schizostachyum latifolium

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. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

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