✿Poaceae · Ochlandra
Ochlandra scriptoria
Shrub
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala
- Flowering
- July-February
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Poaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit surface
- Smooth, not spinyrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Grain
Characters marked “recorded” are for Ochlandra scriptoria itself; the rest are typical of the Poaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- ഒറ്റ, Ochlandra scriptoria, ഓട (സസ്യം)
About Ochlandra scriptoria
Ochlandra scriptoria belongs to the Poaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka and Kerala. It grows in river banks and stream sides. Flowering and fruiting run from July to February.
Botanical family
Poaceae
Grass family
Ochlandra scriptoria belongs to the Poaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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