Contains 1 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
ARUNDINARIA Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 73. 1803.
-
TYPE: Arundinaria macrosperma Michaux
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arundinaria gigantea | SWITCHCANE | Native FACW (NWPL) FACW (DEP) |
Identification Key
1. Rhizome horizontal, solid or hollow-centered, without air canals; culms 2-8 m tall, to 3 cm wide; primary branches to 25 cm long, with 0-1 compressed basal internodes; culm internodes usually sulcate; culm leaves deciduous
1. Rhizome shortly horizontal, then upturned, hollow-centered, the periphery with air canals (ca. 1 mm long); culms 1-2.5(3) m tall, to 2 cm wide; primary branches (25)50-80 cm long, with 2-5 compressed basal internodes; culm internodes usually terete; culm leaves persistent to tardily deciduous
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ludolfia | Ludolfia Willdenow, Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin Mag. Neuesten Entdeck Gesammten Naturk. 2: 320. 1808, non Adanson 1763. | TYPE: = Arundinaria Michaux 1803. | |
| Macronax | Macaronax Rafinesque, Med. Repos., ser. 2. 5: 353. 1808. | TYPE: = Arundinaria Michaux 1803. | |
| Miegia | Miegia Persoon, Syn. Pl. 1: 101. 1805, non Schreber 1791. | TYPE: = Arundinaria Michaux 1803. | |
| Nipponobambusa | Nipponobambusa Muroi, Nat. Hist. 6: 89. 1940. | TYPE: Nipponobambusa sawadai (Makino) Muroi (Pleioblastus sawadai Makino) | |
| Nipponocalamus | Nipponocalamus Nakai, J. Jap. Bot. 18: 350. 1942. | TYPE: Nipponocalamus simonii (Carriere) Nakai (Bambusa simonii Carriere) | |
| Pleioblastus | Pleioblastus Nakai, J. Arnold Arbor. 6: 145. 1925. | TYPE: Pleioblastus communis (Makino) Nakai (Arundinaria communis Makino) Lectotypified by McClure, Taxon 6: 207. 1957. | |
| Triglossum | Triglossum Fischer, Cat. Gard. Gorenki vi. 1812; Fischer ex Roemer & Schultes, Syst. Veg. 2: 55, 846. 1817. | TYPE: Triglossum bambusinum Fischer |