Dinochloa andamanica Kurz

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY (घास फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Poaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Dinochloa andamanica Kurz
  • Common name : The Climbing Bamboo
  • Comments / notes : Forming impenetrable tangled thickets and often climbing on the tallest trees.
  • Key identification features : Scandent and attaining 300 feet in length with zig-zag branches. Internodes 9-18 in. long, dark green, Flowers in narrow terminal panicles.
  • Distribution :
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  • Native : Andaman Is., Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Thailand
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Literature :
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 272
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Dinochloa andamanica. Downloaded on 16 October 2024.

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