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Ochlandra stridula Thwaites
Scientific Synonyms:

Previous name used in the website: Ochlandra stridula
Family name: POACEAE
English name: Reed bamboo
Sinhala name: Bata (බට)
Bata li (බට ලී )
Tamil name: Available soon
Sanskrit name: Available soon
Conservation status: LC - Least Concerned - NRL - 2020
Description: Habit unicaesipitose, rhizomes patchymorph; culms soft, light brown-maroon when new, becoming dark green, 4-5 m tall, about 1 cm diameter; internodes hollow, 39-42 cm long at mid-culm, glabrous. Leaves laminiferous, when new greenish-brown below, becoming orange-brown to maroon at summit, 7.5 cm long, 1 cm wide. Leafy twigs 55-81 cm long bearing 8-14 leaves. Spikelets about 3 cm long, 5 mm wide.
Native Distribution Status: Endemic
Edible parts: Available soon
Treatment for: Polyureia
Dyspepsia
Parts used in Treatment: Roots
Leaves
Related Medical Properties: Pacifies kapha and pitta dosas
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