Orchidaceae
Arundina

Arundina graminifolia (D.Don) Hochr.

First published in Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 6: 270 (1910)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Asia. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam

Introduced into:

Costa Rica, Fiji, Hawaii, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Marianas, Mauritius, New Guinea, Panamá, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Samoa, Society Is., Solomon Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Bernet, P. (2010). Orchidées de la Réunion: 1-368. Naturae Amici éditions.
  • Bogarín, D., Serracín, Z., Samudio, Z., Rincón, R. & Pupulin, F. (2014). An updated checklist of the Orchidaceae of Panama. Lankesteriana 14: 135-364.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hermans, J. & Cribb, P.J. (2023). Flore des Mascareignes 170(1): 1-340. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Hsu, T.C. & al. (2016). New records and name changes for the orchids in the Solomon islands. Taiwania 61: 21-26.
  • Iamwiriyakul, P. & Kaewphuang, T. (2008). Diplomeris pulchella: newly recorded in Thailand. The Orchid Review 116: 44-50.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (2016). Flora of Japan IVb: 1-335. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Khanam, M. & al. (2001). Our present knowledge on the Terrestrial Orchidaceae. Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy 8(2): 35-49.
  • Lamb, A. (2010). The different varietal forms of Arundina graminifolia in Sabah, Borneo. Malesian Orchid Journal 5: 7-16.
  • Lucksom, S.Z. (2007). The orchids of Sikkim and North East Himalaya: 1-984. S.Z.Lucksom, India.
  • Margonska, H.B. & Szlachetko, D.L. (2010). Orchidaceae of Tahiti, French Polynesia: 1-139. Gdansk University Press.
  • Ormerod, P., Kurzweil, H. & Watthana, S. (2021). Annotated List of Orchidaceae for Myanmar. Phytotaxa 481: 1-262.
  • Pedersen, H.Æ. & al. (2014). Flora of Thailand 12(2): 303-670. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 1-672. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Raskoti, B.B. (2009). The Orchids of Nepal: 1-252. Bhakta Bahadur Raskoti and Rita Ale.
  • Sittisujjatham, S. (2006). Wild Orchid of Thailand 1: 1-495. Amarin.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
  • Wood, J.J., Beaman, T.E., Lamb, A., Lun, C.C. & Beaman, J.H. (2011). The Orchids of Mount Kinabalu 2: 1-726. Natural history publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.
  • Wu, Z. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2009). Flora of China 25: 1-570. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bernet, P. (2010). Orchidées de la Réunion: 1-368. Naturae Amici éditions.
  • Bogarín, D., Serracín, Z., Samudio, Z., Rincón, R. & Pupulin, F. (2014). An updated checklist of the Orchidaceae of Panama. Lankesteriana 14: 135-364.
  • Hermans, J. & Cribb, P.J. (2023). Flore des Mascareignes 170(1): 1-340. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Hsu, T.C. & al. (2016). New records and name changes for the orchids in the Solomon islands. Taiwania 61: 21-26.
  • Khanam, M. & al. (2001). Our present knowledge on the Terrestrial Orchidaceae. Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy 8(2): 35-49.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
  • Wu, Z. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2009). Flora of China 25: 1-570. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 2011 Yong, R. [123] Malaysia K000718294 Yes
Mar 1, 2010 Rantai Jawa, J., et al. [S 70265] Malaysia K000396007 Yes
Mar 1, 2010 Rantai, J., et al. [S 70138] Malaysia K000395995 Yes
Apr 1, 2009 Madani, L.; George [121773] Malaysia K000395563 Yes
Apr 1, 2009 Madani, L.; George [121773] Malaysia K000364989 Yes
Nov 14, 2002 Dorji, Y.; Pearce, N.; Cribb, P. [23] Bhutan K:SPC-62632.000 No
Feb 1, 1982 Kerr, A.F.G. [0932] Thailand K000596446 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [s.n.] Thailand K000596437 Yes
Strickland, R. [2] Sri Lanka K:SPC-45447.000 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [0629] Thailand K000596447 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [0708] Thailand K000596453 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [314] Thailand K000596444 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [0708] Thailand K000596442 Yes
Chew, M.Y.; Kiew, R. [FRI 53519] Malaysia K000364710 Yes
HNK [163] Vietnam K000342000 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [0629] Thailand K000596451 Yes
Hu, S.Y. [8305] Hong Kong K000943823 Type Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [s.n.] Thailand K000596434 Yes
China K:SPC-48305.000 No
Bullock, A.A. India K:SPC-20273.000 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [0886] Thailand K000596441 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [s.n.] Thailand K000596439 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [s.n.] Thailand K000596436 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Borneo K000943817 Type Yes
Griffith, W. [s.n.] India K000943822 Type Yes
Griffith, W. [5195] India K000943821 Type Yes
HNK [363] Vietnam K000341996 Yes
Schuiteman, A.; Ryan, C. [s.n.] Cambodia K:SPC-76896.000 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [068] Thailand K000596443 Yes
Green, P.S. [2088] China K:SPC-46940.000 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [s.n.] Thailand K000596438 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [0468] Thailand K000596449 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [0886] Thailand K000596440 Yes
Sands, M.J.S. [439] Indonesia K:SPC-00900.042 No
K:SPC-20274.000 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [0468] Thailand K000596448 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [0468] Thailand K000596450 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [s.n.] Thailand K000596435 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [314] Thailand K000596445 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [068] Thailand K000596452 Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 3751] Arundina bambusifolia K001119941 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bruce, H. [Cat. no. 3751] Bangladesh Arundina bambusifolia K001119943 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3751] Nepal Arundina bambusifolia K001119940 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 3751] Arundina bambusifolia K001119942 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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