Melocanna | |
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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) [1] | |
Synonyms | |
Beesha Kunth |
Melocanna is a genus of Asian clumping bamboo in the grass family. [2] [3]
The 48-year cycle of M. baccifera in northeastern India is responsible for the phenomenon called " mautam" or " 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.
see Bambusa, Cephalostachyum, Gigantochloa, Nastus, Ochlandra, and Schizostachyum
Melocanna | |
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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) [1] | |
Synonyms | |
Beesha Kunth |
Melocanna is a genus of Asian clumping bamboo in the grass family. [2] [3]
The 48-year cycle of M. baccifera in northeastern India is responsible for the phenomenon called " mautam" or " 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.
see Bambusa, Cephalostachyum, Gigantochloa, Nastus, Ochlandra, and Schizostachyum