Ochlandra travancorica

Ochlandra travancorica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Ochlandra
Species:
O. travancorica
Binomial name
Ochlandra travancorica

Ochlandra travancorica, or reed bamboo is a species of bamboo, endemic to the Western Ghats, India. It is naturalised in the West Indies. Clusters of this bamboo are known to be the spawning area for the critically endangered frog species Raorchestes chalazodes.

  1. ^ "Ochlandra travancorica (Bedd.) Benth. ex Gamble Search in The Plant List". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 3 April 2018.