Summary
Place of publication:
Observ. bot. 5:16. 1788 ("1789")
Comment:
valid publication verified from original literature
Verified:
10/01/2009
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Common names
English
tall cane – India (Hindi)
munj –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Afghanistan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Iran | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Pakistan | | |
| 2 | Cultivated | | | | | |
Native
Asia-Temperate
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WESTERN ASIA:
Afghanistan, Iran
Asia-Tropical
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INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India, Pakistan
Cultivated
()
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Environmental | ornamental | | FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993- |
| Medicines | folklore | | McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000 |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=32603.
Accessed 2 August 2025.