Ochlandra wightii (Munro) C.E.C. Fisch.
- Habit
- Culms: Tufted
- Culm Diameter: 1.5 - 2 cm
- Culm Internode Length: 48 cm
- Wall thickness: Thin-walled
- Height: 6.5 - 7.5 meter
- Identification Features: Culm nodes prominent with a grayish band on both sides; Culm-sheaths 8-15 cm, covered with many appressed light brown subulate hairs; Leaves lanceolate 25-50 cm long, 4-7.5 cm wide; Inflorescence on terminal spike with thick rachis, Spikelets several in the verticils in the axils of bracts; Caryopsis with fleshy pericarp, Endosperm farinose.
- Flowering Cycle:
- Distribution: India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu)
- Altitude: 1000 meter
- Uses: Pulp and paper, Handicrafts, Hut making, Cattle fodder