Poaceae
Arundinaria

Arundinaria gigantea (Walter) Muhl.

First published in Cat. Pl. Amer. Sept.: 14 (1813)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Central & SE. U.S.A. It is a bamboo and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia

Introduced into:

Kansas, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Pennsylvania

Recorded in error in:

Maryland

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Krayesky, D.M. & Chmielewski, J.G. (2014). Arundinaria gigantea: New to Pennsylvania. Rhodora. Journal of the New England Botanical Club 116: 228-231.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2019). https://doi.org/10.21829/abm126.2019.1379. epublication.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Krayesky, D.M. & Chmielewski, J.G. (2014). Arundinaria gigantea: New to Pennsylvania. Rhodora. Journal of the New England Botanical Club 116: 228-231.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Short, C.W.; Schweinitz [s.n.] United States K002812584 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002812585 Yes
McClure, F.A. [20969] United States K002812606 Yes
McClure, F.A. [20969] United States K002812588 Yes
McClure, F.A. [20998] K002812598 Yes
Nuttall [s.n.] K000872667 Unknown Type Material Yes
McClure, F.A. [20998] K002812592 Yes
McClure, F.A. [20969] United States K002812589 Yes
Soderstrom, T. [2641] United States K002812591 Yes
McClure, F.A. [21176] United States K002812601 Yes
McClure, F.A. [20969] United States K002812597 Yes
McClure, F.A. [20968] United States K002812594 Yes
McClure, F.A. [20965] United States K002812582 Yes
Borsch, T. [s.n.] United States K002812586 Yes
McClure, F.A. [20969] United States K002812605 Yes
McClure, F.A. [21061] K002812600 Yes
[Shook] [s.n.] United States K002812583 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002812607 Yes
Stapleton [1349] United States K002812587 Yes
McClure, F.A. [20969] United States K002812596 Yes
McClure, F.A. [20965] United States K002812599 Yes
McClure, F.A. [21089] K002812602 Yes
McClure, F.A. [20966] United States K002812593 Yes
McClure, F.A. [21088] K002812604 Yes
Soderstrom, T. [2641] United States K002812590 Yes
McClure, F.A. [21176] United States K002812603 Yes
McClure, F.A. [20967] United States K002812595 Yes
Dr. Torrey [s.n.] United States K000872666 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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