About Bamboo Orchid
Arundina graminifolia, also called bamboo orchid, is a species of orchid and the first sole accepted species of the genus Arundina, followed by A. caespitosa discovered in 2007. 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. There are medicinal benefits to utilizing components of Arundina graminifolia, including soothing, anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial and anti-pain properties; frequently used in Chinese medicine.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Arundina graminifolia
- Genus
- Arundina
- Family
- ORCHIDACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia
Local Names
- Bengali
- নল-রাস্না, বাঁশ অর্কিড
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Bamboo Orchid belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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