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Ochlandra scriptoria (Ochlandra scriptoria)

Description

Rootstock rhizomatous,branched;culms erect,to 10 m tall,2-2.5 cm across;culm sheaths thin,ligule trigonous,auricled at base,hairy inside.Leaves 10-15 x 1.5 cm,linear-lanceolate,apex acuminate;sheath ciliate along margins;ligule with few bristles.Spikelets 2-2.5 cm long.Fertile glume oblong,mucronate;palea convolute-long mucronate;stamens about 16,anthers 1.5 cm long;filaments 0.5 cm long,free;lodicules 6-8,linear-oblong,7 x 1.5 mm;ovary and style glabrous;stigma 6 or 7,unequal,plumose.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Poales

            • Family: Poaceae

              • Genus: Ochlandra