Poaceae

Arundo L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 81 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Medit. to Temp. E. Asia and Philippines. It grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., East Himalaya, France, Greece, Gulf States, Hainan, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kriti, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Ogasawara-shoto, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Sinai, Spain, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Yemen, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Alabama, Aldabra, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Azores, Bahamas, Baleares, Bermuda, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Bulgaria, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Chile Central, Chile North, Christmas I., Colombia, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Delaware, Desventurados Is., Dominican Republic, Easter Is., Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Florida, Free State, French Guiana, Georgia, Guatemala, Haiti, Hawaii, Illinois, Jamaica, Jawa, Kansas, Kentucky, Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Madagascar, Madeira, Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Maryland, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Missouri, Namibia, Nauru, Nevada, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Mexico, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Nicaragua, Niue, Norfolk Is., North Carolina, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Oklahoma, Peru, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Society Is., Somalia, South Australia, South Carolina, Sri Lanka, St.Helena, Sumatera, Suriname, Tennessee, Texas, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Utah, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Virginia, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Virginia, Western Australia, Western Sahara, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hardion, L., Verlaque, R., Baumel, A., Juin, M. & Vila, B. (2012). Revised systematics of Mediterranean Arundo (Poaceae) based on AFLP fingerprints and morphology. Taxon 61: 1217-1226.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by T. A. Cope [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 3, 2000 Danin, A. [G2000/09/10] Greece K000307884 Isotype Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5017] K001104510 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5018] K001104519 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5017] K001104507 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 5021] K001104524 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 5021] K001104523 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5021] Burma K001104522 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5017] Nepal K001104512 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5018] India K001104517 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5018] K001104515 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5018] Nepal K001104518 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5017] K001104509 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5018] K001104516 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5017] K001104514 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 5019] K001104520 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5017] K001104508 Unknown Type Material Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 5017] India K001104511 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5017] India K001104513 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5022] Burma K001104525 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5020] Nepal K001104521 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0