Ochlandra

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Bambusoideae
Supertribe: Bambusodae
Tribe: Bambuseae
Subtribe: Melocanninae
Genus: Ochlandra
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Species
  • Ochlandra capitata - Madagascar reed bamboo
  • Ochlandra ebracteata - India reed bamboo
  • Ochlandra scriptoria - Tamil Nadu reed bamboo, Kerala reed bamboo
  • Ochlandra stridula - Ceylon reed bamboo, Sri Lanka reed bamboo
    • Ochlandra stridula var. maculata - Ceylon mottled reed bamboo
  • Ochlandra talbotii
  • Ochlandra travancorica - elephant bamboo, India reed bamboo
  • etc.

Ochlandra is a genus of bamboo (tribe Bambuseae of the family Poaceae). The genus comprises 9 species, of which 8 are endemic to the Western Ghats (India).


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