Ochlandra keralensis M.Kumar, Remesh & Sequiera

  • Habit
  • Culms: Caespitose
  • Culm Diameter: 1.6 - 2.2 cm
  • Culm Internode Length: 45 - 65 cm
  • Wall thickness: Thin-walled
  • Height: 2 - 3 meter

  • Identification Features: Culm Color-Yellow, Culm-nodes swollen; Culm-sheaths persistent, 12-18 cm long, chartaceous, pubescent; Leaves are lanceolate, 22-30 cm long, 2.5-3.8 cm wide; Inflorescence a panicle, clustered at the nodes, leafless between clusters; Caryopsis with fleshy pericarp, ovoid.
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  • Distribution: India (Kerala)
  • Uses:

Remarks: Reported from Kerala.


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