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Giant-reed

Arundo donax

Family: Poaceae Genus: Arundo Species: donax

Synonyms: Arundo coleotricha var. barbigera, Donax bifarius, Donax donax, Donax arundinaceus, Donax bengalensis, Aira bengalensis, Arundo donax var. variegata, Amphidonax bengalensis, Arundo versicolor, Arundo sativa, Arundo bambusifolia, Arundo scriptoria, Arundo donax var. procerior, Arundo bengalensis, Arundo bifaria, Arundo donax var. lanceolata, Arundo donax var. angustifolia, Donax versicolor, Arundo longifolia, Arundo donax f. versicolor, Arundo latifolia, Donax sativus, Arundo coleotricha var. versicolor, Arundo donax var. barbigera, Scolochloa donax, Arundo coleotricha, Arundo donax var. versicolor, Arundo donax var. coleotricha, Arundo aegyptiaca, Amphidonax bifaria, Cynodon donax, Arundo aegyptia, Arundo triflora

Giant-reed (en)
Arundo donax — flower
Arundo donax — flower

Botanical Description

Flower: Color: green; Inconspicuous

Foliage: Color: green; Texture: coarse

Native Region: Afghanistan, Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cyprus, East Himalaya, Gulf States, Hainan, India, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Ogasawara-shoto, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Sinai, Tadzhikistan, Thailand, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Yemen

Chemistry & External Identifiers

Trefle ID
225260
Perenual ID
1000

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