Ochlandra travancorica

Ochlandra travancorica

Ochlandra travancorica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Bambusoideae
Tribus: Bambuseae
Subtribus: Melocanninae
Genus: Ochlandra
Species: Ochlandra travancorica

Name

Ochlandra travancorica (Bedd.) Gamble, Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 7: 125 (1896).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Beesha travancorica Bedd., Fl. Sylv. S. India: ccxxxiv (1873).
• Heterotypic
  • Melocanna travancorica F.Muell., Select Pl.: 75 (1876), nom. nud.
  • Ochlandra rheedei var. sivagiriana Gamble, Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 7: 112 (1896).
  • Ochlandra travancorica var. hirsuta Gamble, Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 7: 126 (1896).
  • Ochlandra sivagiriana (Gamble) E.G.Camus, Bambusées: 181 (1913).
  • Ochlandra scriptoria var. sivagiriana (Gamble) C.E.C.Fisch. in J.S.Gamble, Fl. Madras: 1289 (1934).
  • Ochlandra soderstromiana M.Kumar & Sequiera, Rheedea 9: 33 (1999).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent India References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Gamble, J.S., 1896. Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 7:125.

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Ochlandra travancorica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 August 25. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Ochlandra travancorica. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 August 25. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Ochlandra travancorica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 August 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Ochlandra travancorica. Published online. Accessed: August 25 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ochlandra travancorica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: elephant grass
മലയാളം: elephant grass

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