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Ochlandra<br />

as flowering glume, narrow; lodicule 1, large, 1.3 x 0.25 cm, many-nerved, tip serrate; stamens upto 60, filaments<br />

narrow, long, apiculate. Ovary glabrous, perigynium thick enclosing the style; stigmas 5, plumose. Caryopsis fleshy,<br />

covered by persistent glumes, 5.5 x 1.8 cm, beak small, 1.5 cm long.<br />

FLOWERING<br />

Flowering in this species was reported in 1835 and 1882. Recently collected in flower in 1992 from Achenkoil, Kerala.<br />

DISTRIBUTION<br />

This species is endemic to Western Ghats. It is restricted in distribution to Tamil Nadu and Kerala. This species occurs<br />

from low elevations up to an altitude of about 1000 m.<br />

ANATOMY<br />

Fibrous strands are common in the peripheral region of the internode. In the middle part, vascular bundles are of Type<br />

II. Towards the inner side, the bundles are of Type I. Additional fibre strands occasionally present in the inner region.<br />

The internodal structure remains basically the same in the upper levels of the culm except for the absence of a clear-cut<br />

radial transition of bundles from Type II to Type I (Bhat - unpublished).<br />

USES<br />

This species is used for basket and mat making. Also found suitable for paper pulp. The culms are used for making huts<br />

and leaves are used as fodder.<br />

REFERENCES<br />

Appasamy, T. 1989. Histo-Morphological and Histo-Chemical Studies on Some Indian Bamboos. M. Phil. Dissertation,<br />

Madras University: 31 p.<br />

Appasamy, T. 1993. Studies on Bamboo Seed Biology and its Propagation. Ph.D. Thesis, Bharathidasan University,<br />

Thiruchirappally: 72 p.<br />

Appasamy, T. and Ganapathy, A. 1992. Preliminary survey of Vesicular-Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (VAM) association<br />

with bamboos in Western Ghats. BIC-India Bulletin, 2(2): 13-16.<br />

Arora, R. K. and Mauria, S. 1988. Genetic resources of bamboos - An Indian perspective. Indian Forester, 114: 539-<br />

547.<br />

Asari, P. K. S. 1976. Habit and Growth of Reeds in Industry-Oriented Management Plan for Reeds 1971-72 to 1991-92.<br />

Kerala Forest Department, Trivandrum (Unpublished) 348 p.<br />

Bhat, R. V. and Viramani, K. C. 1961. Viscose rayons from Ochlandra travancorica by water prehydrolysis sulphate<br />

process. Indian Pulp and Paper, 16(8): p 317.<br />

Chand Basha, S. and Kumar, M. 1994. Three little known species of Ochlandra Thwaites (Poaceae) from Western<br />

Ghats, India. Rheedea, 4(1): 24-30.<br />

Gnanaharan, R.; Mohanan, C. and Chand Basha, S. 1993. Post harvest technology for reed bamboo. BIC-India Bulletin,<br />

3: 1-6.<br />

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