Pseudoxytenanthera ritcheyi

Pseudoxytenanthera ritcheyi is a species of plant belonging to the genus Pseudoxytenanthera of the grass family, Poaceae.[1] It is an Asian bamboo commonly called the "erankol". The species grows in wild in the plains and foothills of South Indian regions.

Pseudoxytenanthera ritcheyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Pseudoxytenanthera
Species:
P. ritcheyi
Binomial name
Pseudoxytenanthera ritcheyi
(Munro) H.B.Naithani
Synonyms

Schizostachyum hindostanicum Kurz
Pseudotenanthera ritcheyi (Munro) R.B.Majumdar
Oxytenanthera ritcheyi (Munro) Blatt. & McCann
Oxytenanthera monostigma Bedd.
Bambusa ritcheyi Munro
Arundarbor ritcheyi (Munro) Kuntze

Description

Pseudoxytenanthera ritcheyi is a type of bamboo and its solid stem is very strong. It is grown as a building material.[2]

References
  1. "Pseudoxytenanthera ritcheyi (Munro) H.B.Naithani". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
  2. "Pseudoxytenanthera ritcheyi – Kerala State Bamboo Mission". Keralabamboomission.org. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
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