Arundina
(pronounced: ayr-un-DYE-nah)
Classification
subtribe Arundinae; tribal affinity unknown.
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Overview
Large caespitose terrestrials. Stems erect, leafy, unbranched. Leaves alternate, distichous, linear-lanceolate. Inflorescences terminal densely-flowered racemes, frequently producing plantlets after flowering. Flowers ephemeral, showy. Sepals and petals free, spreading. Lip unlobed, tubular with a flared apex. Column elongate, dilated lateral to the stigma; pollinia 8, in two groups of four on two viscidia.
Etymology
From the Latin arundo, meaning reed, referring to the reed-like habit of the genus.
Distribution
A monotypic genus widespread in the Asian tropics, frequently cultivated and naturalized throughout its range. Widely cultivated elsewhere in the tropics but rarely naturalizing.
Care and Culture Card
See basic growing conditions and care information below.
Grow plants of Arundina in large pots of terrestrial mixture; in open garden beds in the greenhouse; or outside, in the tropics. Provide warm temperatures, full sunlight, and regular watering throughout the year.
Literature
Ridley, H. N. 1920. Arundinas. J. Roy. Asiatic Soc. Str. Branch 82:199-201.
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