Poaceae
Kerala reed bamboo
Ochlandra scriptoria
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Ochlandra
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Kerala reed bamboo, Tamil Nadu reed bamboo
- Malayalam
- ഒറ്റ, ഓട
Synonyms
- Bambusa scriptoria Dennst.
- Melocanna rheedei Steud.
- Melocanna rheedii Steud.
- Ochlandra rheedei (Steud.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Gamble
Photos
Photo: Sugeesh at Malayalam Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.