Arundo is a genus of stout, perennial plants in the grass family Poaceae.
Description Arundo is native to southern Europe, North Africa, and much of temperate Asia as far east as Japan. They grow to 3–6 m tall, occasionally to 10 m, with leaves 30–60 cm long and 3–6 cm broad.
Species Five species are accepted by the Plants of the World Online database: Arundo donaciformis (Loisel.) Hardion, Verlaque & B.Vila – southeast France, northwest Italy Arundo donax L. (Giant cane, Spanish cane) – southeast Mediterranean east through southern Asia to Japan; naturalised in many additional areas and often invasive) Arundo formosana Hack. – Nansei-shoto, Taiwan, Philippines Arundo micrantha Lam. – Mediterranean region Arundo plinii Turra (Pliny's reed) – Greece, Italy, Albania, Croatia
Over 200 species were formerly considered part of Arundo but now treated in other genera, including: Achnatherum, Agrostis, Ammophila, Ampelodesmos, Arthrostylidium, Arundinaria, Austroderia, Bambusa, Calamagrostis, Calammophila, Calamovilfa, Chionochloa, Chusquea, Cinna, Cortaderia, Dendrocalamus, Deschampsia, Dupontia, Gastridium, Gigantochloa, Graphephorum, Gynerium, Imperata, Indocalamus, Melica, Miscanthus, Molinia, Muhlenbergia, Neyraudia, Phalaris, Phragmites, Poa, Psammochloa, Rytidosperma, Saccharum, Schizostachyum, Scolochloa, Stipa, Thysanolaena, Trisetaria.
See also List of Poaceae genera
References
External links
Germplasm Resources Information Network: Arundo Erowid Arundo Donax vault