| Arundo | |
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| Giant cane (Arundo donax) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Arundinoideae |
| Tribe: | Arundineae |
| Genus: | Arundo Tourn. exL. |
| Type species | |
| Arundo donax | |
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Arundo is agenus of stout, perennial plants in thegrass family.
Arundo is native to southernEurope,North Africa, and much of temperateAsia as far east asJapan.[5] They grow to 3–6 m tall, occasionally to 10 m, with leaves 30–60 cm long and 3–6 cm broad.
There are over 200 species once considered part ofArundo but now regarded as better suited to other genera:[4]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.
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