View source for Arundo ← Arundo You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reason: The action you have requested is limited to users in the group: Users. You can view and copy the source of this page. {{Treatment/ID |accepted_name=Arundo |accepted_authority=L. |publications= |basionyms= |synonyms= |hierarchy=Poaceae;Poaceae subfam. Arundinoideae;Poaceae tribe Arundineae;Arundo |hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Poaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>subfamily</small>[[Poaceae subfam. Arundinoideae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>tribe</small>[[Poaceae tribe Arundineae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Arundo]]</div></div> |volume=Volume 25 |mention_page= |treatment_page=page 11 }}<!-- --><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties=""><b>Plants </b>perennial;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="whole_organism duration;whole_organism architecture;whole_organism growth form;rhizome height or length or size;rhizome thickness">rhizomatous, rhizomes short, usually more than 1 cm thick.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="culm height;culm thickness;culm orientation;culm orientation"><b>Culms </b>2-10 m tall, 1-3.5 cm thick, usually erect, occasionally pendant from cliffs;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="node pubescence">nodes glabrous;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="internode architecture">internodes hollow.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="leaf position;leaf arrangement;leaf pubescence"><b>Leaves </b>cauline, conspicuously distichous, glabrous;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="sheath architecture;sheath length or size">sheaths open, longer than the internodes;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="ligule texture;ligule architecture or pubescence or shape">ligules membranous, shortly ciliate;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties="blade shape;blade shape;margin pubescence or relief">blades flat or folded, margins scabrous.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="panicle position or structure subtype;panicle shape;panicle coloration"><b>Panicles </b>terminal, plumose, silvery to purplish.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s10" data-properties="spikelet shape;floret quantity"><b>Spikelets </b>laterally compressed, with 1-several florets;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s11" data-properties="">rachilla segments glabrous;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s12" data-properties="rachilla segment pubescence">disarticulation above the glumes and between the florets.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s13" data-properties="glume length or size;glume architecture"><b>Glumes </b>longer than the florets, 3-5-veined;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s14" data-properties="lemma pubescence;hair architecture;hair architecture;apex architecture or shape;apex architecture or shape">lemmas pilose, hairs not papillose-based, 3-7-veined, apices entire or minutely awned;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s15" data-properties="palea height or length or size;palea architecture">paleas shorter than the lemmas, 2-veined;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s16" data-properties="">anthers 3.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s17" data-properties="anther quantity;x chromosome quantity">x = 12.</span><!-- -->{{Treatment/Body |distribution=Del.;W.Va.;Pacific Islands (Hawaii);Fla.;Tex.;La.;Tenn.;N.C.;S.C.;Nev.;Va.;Calif.;Puerto Rico;Virgin Islands;Ala.;Ark.;Ill.;Ga.;Ariz.;N.Mex.;Md.;Okla.;Utah;Mo.;Kans.;Miss.;Ky. |discussion=<p>Arundo, a genus of three species, grows throughout the tropical and warm-temperate regions of the world. Only one species has been introduced to the Western Hemisphere.</p><!-- --><p>Arundo is similar to, but usually larger than, Phragmites, a much more common genus in North America. In addition, Arundo, but not Phragmites, has a wedge-shaped, light to dark brown area at the base of its blades.</p> |tables= |references= }}<!-- --><!-- -->{{#Taxon: name=Arundo |author=Kelly W. Allred; |authority=L. |rank=genus |parent rank=tribe |synonyms= |basionyms= |family=Poaceae |distribution=Del.;W.Va.;Pacific Islands (Hawaii);Fla.;Tex.;La.;Tenn.;N.C.;S.C.;Nev.;Va.;Calif.;Puerto Rico;Virgin Islands;Ala.;Ark.;Ill.;Ga.;Ariz.;N.Mex.;Md.;Okla.;Utah;Mo.;Kans.;Miss.;Ky. |reference=None |publication title= |publication year= |special status= |source xml=https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V25/V25_23.xml |subfamily=Poaceae subfam. Arundinoideae |tribe=Poaceae tribe Arundineae |genus=Arundo |anther quantity=3 |apex architecture or shape=awned;entire |blade shape=folded;flat |culm height=2m;10m |culm orientation=pendant;erect |culm thickness=1cm;3.5cm |floret quantity=1;several |glume architecture=3-5-veined |glume length or size=longer |hair architecture=3-7-veined;not papillose-based |internode architecture=hollow |leaf arrangement=distichous |leaf position=cauline |leaf pubescence=glabrous |lemma pubescence=pilose |ligule architecture or pubescence or shape=ciliate |ligule texture=membranous |margin pubescence or relief=scabrous |node pubescence=glabrous |palea architecture=2-veined |palea height or length or size=shorter |panicle coloration=silvery;purplish |panicle position or structure subtype=terminal |panicle shape=plumose |rachilla segment pubescence=glabrous |rhizome height or length or size=short |sheath architecture=open |sheath length or size=longer |spikelet shape=compressed |whole_organism architecture=rhizomatous |whole_organism duration=perennial |whole_organism growth form=plant |x chromosome quantity=12 }}<!-- -->[[Category:Treatment]][[Category:Poaceae tribe Arundineae]] Templates used on this page: Template:Poaceae (view source) Template:Treatment/AuthorLink (view source) Template:Treatment/Body (view source) Template:Treatment/Body/Maps (view source) Template:Treatment/ID (view source) Return to Arundo.