Arundina Blume

Ariyarathne, W. A. M. P., Yakandawala, Deepthi, Samuel, Rosabelle & Wijesundara, Siril, 2017, Evaluating the occurrence and conservation statuses of Sri Lankan Orchids (Orchidaceae): Observations on newly recorded species and undocumented regions, Phytotaxa 308 (1), pp. 37-53 : 46

Arundina Blume

There are two species in Sri Lanka ( A. graminifolia and A. minor ) belonging to this genus and during the red listing only A. minor which is an endemic species has been evaluated as an EN species ( MOE, 2012). A population of plants with a flower was observed near a waterfall in Adam’s Peak. The commonly found A. graminifolia is an escape from cultivation ( Jayaweera, 1981) and as a result not categorized under any national conservation status.