Tall rhizomatous perennial reeds ; up to up to 5 m tall . Stems (culms) erect , hollow , pale green , 2-3 cm in diameter . Leaves cauline , grey-green , conspicuously distichous ; leaf blade rounded or cordate at the base , up to 60 x 5 cm ; ligule membranous with minutely ciliolate margin . Inflorescences a panicle , 30-60 cm long , plumose ; spikelets comprising 3-5 fertile florets ; with a barren rhachilla extension ; glumes persistent ; similar ; reaching apex of florets ; lemmas (6-)8 . 5-13 mm long , with an awn ± 1 . 5 mm long , membranous . Flowers lodicules 2 . Fruits caryopsis with adherent pericarp ; ovoid . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; vol . 4) .
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Least Concern (LC) - Global Assessment
Common
الوصف غير متاح حاليًا
Arundo latifolia Salisb.
Cynodon donax (L.) Raspail
Donax arundinaceus P.Beauv.
Donax donax (L.) Asch. & Graebn.
Scolochloa arundinacea (P.Beauv.) Mert. & W.D.J.Koch
Scolochloa donax (L.) Gaudin
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maintenanceAr.Item1
Giant Cane
Elephant Grass
Carrizo
Arundo
Spanish Cane
Colorado River Reed
Wild Cane
Giant Reed
Used to make a well-known traditional flute givin the same plant name 'rough'. In some areas in N Oman, known to be used for water desalination. (Ref. Oman Botanic Garden).
Ghazanfar, S. (2018). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman, vol.4: Hydrocharitaceae – Orchidaceae. Meise, National Botanic Garden of Belgium (Scripta Botanica Begica, Vol. 56). ISBN 9789492663153 ISSN 0779-2387. https://en.wikipedia.org POWO (2023). "Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org
