Ochlandra scriptoria (Dennst.) C.E.C.Fisch.

• Habit
• Culms: Caespitose
• Culm Diameter: 2.5 cm
• Culm Internode Length: 45 cm
• Wall thickness: Thin-walled
• Height: 3 - 5 meter

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• Identification Features: Rhizomes short, pachymorph, internodes terete; Culm-sheaths persistent, 10-15 cm long, purple, smooth, pubescent, hairy on margins, truncate at apex, auriculate; Leaves lanceolate, 10-25 cm long, 1-3 cm wide; Inflorescence a short terminal or axillary spike, Spikelets cylindric, acute, glabrous, sterile in heads; Caryopsis with fleshy pericarp, oblong, Endosperm farinose.
• Flowering Cycle:
• Distribution: India (Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu)
• Uses: Pulp and paper, Handicrafts, Floats and Rafts, Bamboo boards, Flutes making