Pseudoxytenanthera ritcheyi

Pseudoxytenanthera ritcheyi is a species of plant belonging to the genus Pseudoxytenanthera of the grass family, Poaceae.^[1] It is an Asian bamboo commonly called the "erankol". The species grows in wild in the plains and foothills of South Indian regions.

Pseudoxytenanthera ritcheyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Genus:	Pseudoxytenanthera
Species:	P. ritcheyi
Binomial name
Pseudoxytenanthera ritcheyi (Munro) H.B.Naithani
Synonyms
Schizostachyum hindostanicum Kurz Pseudotenanthera ritcheyi (Munro) R.B.Majumdar Oxytenanthera ritcheyi (Munro) Blatt. & McCann Oxytenanthera monostigma Bedd. Bambusa ritcheyi Munro Arundarbor ritcheyi (Munro) Kuntze

Description

Pseudoxytenanthera ritcheyi is a type of bamboo and its solid stem is very strong. It is grown as a building material.^[2]