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'''''Arundinaria''''', commonly known as the '''canes''', is the sole temperate [[genus]] of [[bamboo]] native to the [[New World]] (though several others exist in the American tropics). They are woody and aboresecent The genus is the subject of much taxonomic debate and the number of species included varies depending on the treatment. It is currently treated in a ''[[sensu stricto]]'', making it an exclusively [[North American]] genus with 3 species that are all endemic to the eastern [[United States]], though other interpretations include a number [[Old World]] genera such as ''[[Bashania]]'' and ''[[Sarocalamus]]''. Older systems included the large genera ''[[Fargesia]]'' and ''[[Sasa]]'', giving the genus upwards of 400 species. When [[Asian]] taxa are included it is the only bamboo genus to occur in both the [[Old World|Old]] and [[New World]]s. The name is derived from the [[Latin]] word ''arundo'' meaning "[[reed]]".<ref name=sida>{{citation| last=Triplett| first=J.K.; Weakley, A.S.; Clark, L.G.| title=Hill cane (Arundinaria appalachiana), a new species of bamboo (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) from the southern Appalachian Mountains| journal=Sida| volume=22| number=1| pages=79 – 95| year=2006| url=http://www.andestoamazon.com/Sida/PDF/PDF22(1)/03_Triplett-etal_Arundinaria_79-95.pdf| accessdate=[[2007-07-14]]}}</ref><ref name=flora>{{Citation| last =Clark | first =Lynn G.; Triplett, J.K. | contribution =Arundinaria| year =2006| title =Flora of North America| editor-last =Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds. 1993+| editor-first =| volume =25| pages =| contribution-url =http://www.herbarium.usu.edu/treatments/Arundinaria.htm| place=New York & Oxford| publisher =Oxford University Press| accessdate=[[2007-07-14]]}}</ref>
'''''Arundinaria''''', commonly known as the '''canes''', is the sole temperate [[genus]] of [[bamboo]] native to the [[New World]] (though several others exist in the American tropics). The genus is endemic to the eastern [[United States]] from [[New Jersey]] south to [[Florida]] and west to [[Ohio]] and [[Texas]]. Within this region they are found from the [[Coastal Plain]] to medium elevations in the [[Appalachian Mountains]]. Its members have running [[rhizome]]s and are woody and tree-like, attaining heights from 0.5 up to 8 metres. They produce seeds only rarely and usually reproduce vegetatively instead. Among the distinctive features of the canes is a fan-like cluster of leaves at the top of new stems called a top knot. Early explorers in the US described vast stands of ''Arundinaria'' called [[canebrake]]s that were especially common in river [[lowland]]s, but these have declined significantly due to farming and fire suppression.<ref name=flora/><ref name=sida/>


The genus is the subject of much taxonomic debate and the number of species included varies depending on the treatment. It is currently treated in a ''[[sensu stricto]]'', making it an exclusively [[North American]] genus with 3 species, though other interpretations include a number [[Old World]] genera such as ''[[Bashania]]'', ''[[Oligostachyum]]'' and ''[[Sarocalamus]]''. Older systems included the large genera ''[[Fargesia]]'' and ''[[Sasa]]'', giving the genus upwards of 400 species. When [[Asian]] taxa are included it is the only bamboo genus to occur in both the [[Old World|Old]] and [[New World]]s. The name is derived from the [[Latin]] word ''arundo'' meaning "[[reed]]".<ref name=sida>{{citation| last=Triplett| first=J.K.; Weakley, A.S.; Clark, L.G.| title=Hill cane (Arundinaria appalachiana), a new species of bamboo (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) from the southern Appalachian Mountains| journal=Sida| volume=22| number=1| pages=79 – 95| year=2006| url=http://www.andestoamazon.com/Sida/PDF/PDF22(1)/03_Triplett-etal_Arundinaria_79-95.pdf| accessdate=[[2007-07-14]]}}</ref><ref name=flora>{{Citation| last =Clark | first =Lynn G.; Triplett, J.K. | contribution =Arundinaria| year =2006| title =Flora of North America| editor-last =Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds. 1993+| editor-first =| volume =25| pages =| contribution-url =http://www.herbarium.usu.edu/treatments/Arundinaria.htm| place=New York & Oxford| publisher =Oxford University Press| accessdate=[[2007-07-14]]}}</ref><ref name=chinaflora>
The genus ''[[Oligostachyum]]'' is sometimes considered a synonym of ''Arundinaria''.
{{Citation| last =Zhu| first =Zheng-de; De-zhu, Li; Stapleton, Chris | contribution = Arundinaria| year =2007| title =Flora of China| editor-last =Wu| editor-first =Z. Y.; Raven, P.H.; Hong, D.Y.| volume =22| pages =112| place=Beijing| publisher =Science Press; St. Louis: Missouri Botanical Garden Press| contribution-url =http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=102740| accessdate =[[2007-07-15]]}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 16:30, 15 July 2007

Arundinaria
Arundaria pumila
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Division:
Magnoliophyta
Class:
Liliopsida
Order:
Poales
Family:
Poaceae
Subfamily:
Bambusoideae
Supertribe:
Bambusodae
Tribe:
Bambuseae
Subtribe:
Arundinariinae
Genus:
Arundinaria

Species

Arundinaria, commonly known as the canes, is the sole temperate genus of bamboo native to the New World (though several others exist in the American tropics). The genus is endemic to the eastern United States from New Jersey south to Florida and west to Ohio and Texas. Within this region they are found from the Coastal Plain to medium elevations in the Appalachian Mountains. Its members have running rhizomes and are woody and tree-like, attaining heights from 0.5 up to 8 metres. They produce seeds only rarely and usually reproduce vegetatively instead. Among the distinctive features of the canes is a fan-like cluster of leaves at the top of new stems called a top knot. Early explorers in the US described vast stands of Arundinaria called canebrakes that were especially common in river lowlands, but these have declined significantly due to farming and fire suppression.[1][2]

The genus is the subject of much taxonomic debate and the number of species included varies depending on the treatment. It is currently treated in a sensu stricto, making it an exclusively North American genus with 3 species, though other interpretations include a number Old World genera such as Bashania, Oligostachyum and Sarocalamus. Older systems included the large genera Fargesia and Sasa, giving the genus upwards of 400 species. When Asian taxa are included it is the only bamboo genus to occur in both the Old and New Worlds. The name is derived from the Latin word arundo meaning "reed".[2][1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b Clark, Lynn G.; Triplett, J.K. (2006), "Arundinaria", in Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds. 1993+ (ed.), Flora of North America, vol. 25, New York & Oxford: Oxford University Press, retrieved 2007-07-14 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: editors list (link)
  2. ^ a b Triplett, J.K.; Weakley, A.S.; Clark, L.G. (2006), "Hill cane (Arundinaria appalachiana), a new species of bamboo (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) from the southern Appalachian Mountains" (PDF), Sida, 22 (1): 79–95, retrieved 2007-07-14 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Zhu, Zheng-de; De-zhu, Li; Stapleton, Chris (2007), "Arundinaria", in Wu, Z. Y.; Raven, P.H.; Hong, D.Y. (ed.), Flora of China, vol. 22, Beijing: Science Press; St. Louis: Missouri Botanical Garden Press, p. 112, retrieved 2007-07-15 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External link

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