Arundina

Arundina
Arundina graminifolia in Kerala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Arethuseae
Subtribe: Arethusinae
Genus: Arundina
Rich.[1]
Species:
A. graminifolia
Binomial name
Arundina graminifolia
Synonyms[3][4]
  • Bletia graminifolia D.Don
  • Arundina bambusifolia Lindl.
  • Cymbidium bambusifolium Roxb.
  • Arundina chinensis Blume
  • Arundina speciosa Blume (type species)[2]
  • Arundina densa Lindl.
  • Cymbidium meyenii Schauer
  • Arundina meyenii (Schauer) Rchb.f.
  • Arundina philippii Rchb.f.
  • Arundina pulchella Teijsm. & Binn.
  • Cymbidium speciosum Reinw. ex Lindl.
  • Arundina pulchra Miq.
  • Arundina densiflora Hook.f.
  • Limodorum graminifolium Buch.-Ham. ex Hook.f.
  • Arundina sanderiana Kraenzl.
  • Arundina speciosa var. sarasinorum Schltr.
  • Arundina maculata J.J.Sm.
  • Arundina chinensis var. major S.Y.Hu
  • Arundina graminifolia var. chinensis (Blume) S.S.Ying

Arundina graminifolia is a species of orchid and the sole accepted species of the genus Arundina. This tropical Asiatic genus extends from Myanmar, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, the Ryukyu Islands, Malaysia, Singapore, China to Indonesia, the Philippines and New Guinea. It has become naturalized in Réunion, Fiji, French Polynesia, Micronesia, the West Indies, Costa Rica, Panama, Belize, and Hawaii.[3][5] It is also called bamboo orchid.[6]

  1. ^ Blume, Carl (Karl) Ludwig von. 1825. Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië 8: 401
  2. ^ lectotype designated by Garay et Sweet, Orchids S. Ryukyu Islands 52. 1974
  3. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Arundina graminifolia
  4. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Arundina graminifolia subsp. graminifolia
  5. ^ US Department of Agriculture Plants profile
  6. ^ See e.g. Das, S & Duttachoudhury, Manabendra & Mazumder, Pranab. (2013). In vitro propagation of Arundina graminifolia D. Don. Hochr - A bamboo orchid. Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research. 6. 156-158.