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Arundinaria walkeriana
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Family:
POACEAE/GRAMINEAE
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Citation: Arundinaria walkeriana Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 26: 21. 1868; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 7: 377. 1896; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1857(1285). 1934; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 802. 2002.
Sinarundinaria walkeriana (Munro) Chao & Renv., Kew Bull. 44. 354. 1989; Seethalakshmi & Muktesh, Bamboos India 287. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 548. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 359. 1999.
Indocalamus walkerianus (Munro) Nakai, J. Arnold Arbor 6: 148. 1925.
Yushania walkeriana (Munro) R.B. Majumdar in Karthik. et al., Fl. Ind. Enum. Monocotyl. 282. 1989.
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Description:
Large shrubs. Leaves 1-2 mm, to 9 x 2 cm, lanceolate, acute, margins thickened, serrate, coriaceous; sheath slightly keeled; ligules membranous. Panicles terminal, branchlets capillary; spikelets 1 cm, lanceolate, blackish-grey when dry, 2-5 flowered, glumes cartilaginous; lower glumes 4 mm, upper 5 mm.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
February-August
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District(s):
Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Semi-evergreen and grasslands
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Distribution:
South India and Sri Lanka
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Monocotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
1800-2200
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Localities:
Pothumala, Kottamala, Pongalapara, Agasthymala peak
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