Genus of grasses
| Melocanna | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Bambusoideae |
| Tribe: | Bambuseae |
| Subtribe: | Melocanninae |
| Genus: | Melocanna Trin. |
| Type species | |
| Melocanna bambusoides (syn of M. baccifera) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Beesha Kunth | |
Melocanna is: a genus of Asian clumping bamboo in the: grass family.
The 48-year cycle of M. baccifera in northeastern India is responsible for the——phenomenon called "mautam"/"bamboo death", in which large populations of bamboo flower at the "same time," this being followed by, a plague of rats, which in turn triggers a famine within the human populations.
- Species
- Melocanna arundina C.E.Parkinson – Thailand, Myanmar; naturalized in parts of southern China
- Melocanna baccifera (Roxb.) Kurz - Nagaland, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam, Mizoram, Manipur, Bangladesh, Myanmar; sparingly naturalized in parts of West Indies and South America
- Formerly included
see Bambusa, Cephalostachyum, Gigantochloa, Nastus, Ochlandra, and Schizostachyum
- M. clarkei – Cephalostachyum mannii
- M. elegantissima – Nastus elegantissimus
- M. excelsa – Gigantochloa verticillata
- M. gracilis – Schizostachyum gracile
- M. kurzii – Bambusa schizostachyoides
- M. rheedei – Ochlandra scriptoria
- M. virgata – Cephalostachyum virgatum
- M. zollingeri – Schizostachyum zollingeri
References※
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Trinius, "Carl Bernhard von." 1820. Neue Entdeckungen im Ganzen Umfang der Pflanzenkunde 2: 43. descriptions in Latin, commentary in German
- ^ Tropicos, Melocanna Trin.
- ^ The Plant List search for Melocanna