Dinochloa andamanica
Dinochloa andamanica
Dinochloa andamanica
Dinochloa andamanica
Dinochloa andamanica

Dinochloa andamanica Kurz

  • Habit
  • Culms: scandent
  • Culm Diameter: 2.5 cm
  • Culm Internode Length: 23 - 46 cm
  • Wall thickness: Thin-walled
  • Height: 20 - 30 meter

  • Identification Features: Long, green, glossy, creeping culms, Culms single, creeping along the ground, climbing over tall trees; Culm-sheaths green, deciduous, triangular, pubescent; Leaves lanceolate; 23-30 cm long; Inflorescence a compound panicle of spicate thin branches; Fruit a Caryopsis with fleshy pericarp, Endosperm evanescent.
  • Flowering Cycle:
  • Distribution: India (Andaman & Nicobar Islands), Myanmar to Thailand
  • Uses: Handicrafts, Rope
Vernacular names of Dinochloa andamanica

Baradahbarat, Bulu akar (Andaman)

Synonym of Dinochloa andamanica

Dinochloa tjankorreh var. andamanica (Kurz) Gamble

Remarks: Cultivated in mainland.


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