EPPO Global Database

• EPPO Code: ABKDO
• Preferred name: Arundo donax
• Authority: Linnaeus

Central Asia, Western Asia,  Himalayas, India, Bangladesh, Indochina, China, Japan. A plant of very ancient cultivation for its canes used as building material, especially in the Mediterranean area. In more recent times, introduced in Sri Lanka, Malesia (except Borneo, Sulawesi), Korea, southern and eastern Africa, Madagascar,  USA (southern), Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, South America (except northern Brazil and southern cone), New Guinea, Australia (except Victoria, Tasmania), New Zealand