Ochlandra Thwaites

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Vernacular name:
群蕊竹属
Protologue:
Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 376 (1864); PDF
Synonyms:
Beesha Munro,Besha D.Dietr.,Irulia Bedd.
Type species:
Ochlandra stridula Moon ex Thwaites
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Distribution:
India: south-western part (kerala, tamil nadu, kamataka); Sri Lanka; Madagascar.
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Related articles:
Sijimol, K., Dev, S. A., Sreekumar, V. B.. 2020. DNA barcoding supports existence of morphospecies complex in endemic bamboo genus Ochlandra Thwaites of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Genetics 99(1): 1-12.
Banik, R. L.. 2016. Ochlandra Thwaites. In Silviculture of South Asian Priority Bamboos. Springer, Singapore 235-248.
Basha, S. C., Kumar, M.. 1994. Three little known species of Ochlandra Thwaites (Poaceae) from Western Ghats, India. Rheedea 4(1): 24-30.
Koshy, K. C., Harikumar, D.. 2001. Reproductive biology of Ochlandra scriptoria, an endemic reed bamboo of the Western Ghats, India. Bamboo Science & Culture 15: 1-7.
RUDALL, P., DRANSFIELD, S.. 1989. Fruit structure and development in Dinochloa and Ochlandra (Gramineae-Bambusoideae). Annals of Botany 63(1): 29-38.
SijiMol, K., Dev, S. A., Sreekumar, V. B.. 2016. A review of the ecological functions of reed bamboo, genus Ochlandra in the Western Ghats of India: Implications for sustainable conservation. Tropical Conservation Science 9(1): 389-407.
Kumar, M. 1995. A re-investigation on the taxonomy of the genus Ochlandra Thw.(Poaceae-Bambusoideae). Rheedea 5(1): 63-89.
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Included Species:
Ochlandra beddomei Gamble
Ochlandra ebracteata Raizada & Chatterji
Ochlandra keralensis M.Kumar
Remesh & Sequiera
Ochlandra scriptoria (Dennst.) C.E.C.Fisch.
Ochlandra setigera Gamble
Ochlandra spirostylis M.Kumar
K.K.Seethal. & Sequiera
Ochlandra stridula Thwaites
Ochlandra talbotii Brandis
Ochlandra travancorica (Bedd.) Gamble
Ochlandra wightii (Munro) C.E.C.Fisch.