BAMBOOS OF INDI A

Ochlandra
Ochlandra sivagiriana
Ochlandra sivagiriana (Gamble) Camus, Les bambusees 181. 1913; Varmah and Bahadur, Indian For. Rec. (n.s)
Bot. 6(1): 3. 1980; Tewari, Monogr. Bamboo
113.1992; Kumar, Rheedea 5(1):74.1995.
(Fig. 59).
O. rheedii var. sivagiriana Gamble, Ann. Roy.
Bot. Gard. Calcutta 7: 122. 1896.
DESCRIPTION
Small straggling reed-like bamboo. Culms
up to 5 m. high nodes somewhat raised,
internode 36 cm long 1.8 cm diameter. Culmsheaths
18 cm long, striate on maturity.
Leaves linear-lanceolate, acuminate at the
tip, 8-22 cm long and 1-2.5 cm broad,
attenuate at the base. Petiole 2-4 mm long.
midrib narrow, secondary veins 7-10 pairs;
sheath smooth, glabrous, with two falcate
auricles fringed with deciduous bristles; ligule
very short. Inflorescence a short terminal
or axillary spike or spicate panicle on leafy
branchlets; spikelets cylindric, acute, slightly
hairy, fertile, few, 4 x 0.5 cm. Empty glumes
2, many-veined, acuminate at the tip.
Flowering glumes larger, 3 cm long, manyveined;
palea 3.2 cm long, convolute, long,
mucronate, membranaceous at the base.
Lodicules 6, ca.1.5 cm long; 1-5-nerved.
Stamens 27 to 32 exserted, filaments free;
anthers slightly apiculate. Ovary oblong,
surmounted by perigynium containing the
style which is cleft at the apex in 5 plumose
stigmas.
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This species is similar to O. scriptoria in
general appearance. It differs from
O. scriptoria in having 27-32 stamens,
shorter connectives, 6 lodicules; leaves
attenuate at the base into a petiole ca.4 mm
long. Leaf-sheath hairy and ciliate.
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Fig. 59. O. sivagiriana. A - leafy branch; B - culm with branches; C - culm
with culm-sheath; D - spikelet; E - empty glume; F - flowering glume;
G - palea; H - lodicules; I - stamen; J - stamens around pistil; K - pistil.
(see page 190 for picture of Plant habit)
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