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| + | '''''Arundo''''' is a [[genus]] of two or three species of [[cane]]: stout, perennial [[grass]]es from the family [[Poaceae]], native to the [[Mediterranean region]] east to [[India]], [[China]] and [[Japan]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://delta-intkey.com/grass/www/arundo.htm |title=The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval; including synonyms, morphology, anatomy, physiology, phytochemistry, cytology, classification, pathogens, world and local distribution, and references |accessdate=2009-08-19 |author=Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. |date=2008 |work=The Grass Genera of the World }}</ref> They grow to 3–6 m tall, occasionally to 10 m, with leaves 30-60 cm long and 3-6 cm broad. | ||
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| + | Arundo (an ancient Latin name for A. Donax). Gramineae. Reed. Tall reed-like grasses with broad flat blades and large plume- like terminal panicles: spike- lets 3-4-fld.; glumes narrow, acute; rachilla naked; lemmas long-pilose.—Species about 6, in the warmer regions of the Old World. | ||
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Arundo is a genus of two or three species of cane: stout, perennial grasses from the family Poaceae, native to the Mediterranean region east to India, China and Japan.[1] They grow to 3–6 m tall, occasionally to 10 m, with leaves 30-60 cm long and 3-6 cm broad.
Read about Arundo in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Arundo (an ancient Latin name for A. Donax). Gramineae. Reed. Tall reed-like grasses with broad flat blades and large plume- like terminal panicles: spike- lets 3-4-fld.; glumes narrow, acute; rachilla naked; lemmas long-pilose.—Species about 6, in the warmer regions of the Old World.
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Species
- Arundo donax – Giant Cane, Spanish Cane (south and east Mediterranean, to India; naturalised in many additional areas)
- Arundo formosana
- Arundo pliniana – Pliny's Reed (Mediterranean Europe)
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References
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- w:Arundo. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Arundo QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)
- ↑ Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. (2008). "The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval; including synonyms, morphology, anatomy, physiology, phytochemistry, cytology, classification, pathogens, world and local distribution, and references". The Grass Genera of the World. Retrieved on 2009-08-19.
