Gigantochloa

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Orthokaryota
Cladus: Neokaryota
Cladus: Photokaryota
Cladus: Diaphoretickes
Cladus: CAM
Cladus: Archaeplastida
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Bambusoideae
Tribus: Bambuseae
Subtribus: Bambusinae
Genus: Gigantochloa
Species: G. achmadii – G. albociliata – G. albopilosa – G. albovestita – G. apus – G. arcuta – G. atroviolacea – G. atter – G. austroyunnanensis – G. aya – G. baliana – G. balui – G. bastareana – G. brachystachya – G. calcicola – G. callosa – G. cochinchinensis – G. compressa – G. densa – G. dinhensis – G. felix – G. glabrata – G. hasskarliana – G. hayatae – G. hirtinoda – G. holttumiana – G. hosseusii – G. kuring – G. latifolia – G. levis – G. ligulata – G. longiprophylla – G. luteostriata – G. macrostachya – G. magentea – G. manggong – G. membranoidea – G. multiculmis – G. multifloscula – G. multiradicans – G. nigrociliata – G. pachyparietalis – G. papyracea – G. parviflora – G. parvifolia – G. poilanei – G. pruriens – G. pubinervis – G. pubipetiolata – G. ridleyi – G. robusta – G. rostrata – G. scortechinii – G. serik – G. striata – G. tenuispiculata – G. thoi – G. tomentosa – G. velutina – G. verticillata – G. vietnamica – G. vinhphuica – G. wrayi

G. albociliata - G. apus - G. atroviolacea - G. atter - G - G. balui - - G. hasskarliana - - G. levis - G. manggong - G. pseudoarundinacea - G. scortechinii - - G. thoi - G. verticillata - - G. wrayi -

Source(s) of checklist:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Gigantochloa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 August 22. Reference page.

Name

Gigantochloa Kurz ex Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 26: 123 (1868)
Type species: Gigantochloa atter (Hassk.) Kurz, Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 27: 226 (1864)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate
Regional: China
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India
Regional: China
China South-Central, China Southeast
Continental: Asia-Tropical
Regional: Indo-China
Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam
Regional: Southeastern Asia
Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand
Continental: Australasia
Regional: Papuasia
New Guinea
Introduced into:
Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Trinidad-Tobago

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Kurz, W.S. (1868) Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 26(1): 123

Additional references

Govaerts, R.H.A. 2011. World checklist of selected plant families published update. Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Gigantochloa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 24. Reference page.
Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Gigantochloa. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 24.
Tropicos.org 2013. Gigantochloa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 Nov. 2013.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Gigantochloa. Published online. Accessed: 24 Nov. 2013. Reference page.

Vernacular names
മലയാളം: ജിഗാന്റോക്ലോവ
Tiếng Việt: Chi Le
中文: 巨竹属, 巨草竹属, 滇竹属, 奎袋竹属

Gigantochloa is a tropical Asian and Papuasian genus of giant clumping bamboos in the grass family.[2][3] It is found in southern China, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and New Guinea.[4]

Species[5][6]

Gigantochloa achmadii
Gigantochloa albociliata
Gigantochloa albopilosa
Gigantochloa albovestita
Gigantochloa andamanica
Gigantochloa apus
Gigantochloa aspera
Gigantochloa atter
Gigantochloa atroviolacea
Gigantochloa aya
Gigantochloa baliana
Gigantochloa balui
Gigantochloa calcicola
Gigantochloa cochinchinensis[7]
Gigantochloa compressa
Gigantochloa densa
Gigantochloa dinhensis
Gigantochloa felix
Gigantochloa hasskarliana
Gigantochloa hayatae
Gigantochloa heteroclada
Gigantochloa hirtinoda
Gigantochloa holttumiana
Gigantochloa hosseusii
Gigantochloa kachinensis
Gigantochloa kathaensis
Gigantochloa kuring
Gigantochloa kurzii
Gigantochloa latifolia
Gigantochloa levis
Gigantochloa ligulata
Gigantochloa longiprophylla
Gigantochloa luteostriata
Gigantochloa macrostachya
Gigantochloa magentea
Gigantochloa manggong
Gigantochloa membranoidea
Gigantochloa mogaungensis
Gigantochloa multiculmis
Gigantochloa multifloscula [8]
Gigantochloa nigrociliata
Gigantochloa papyracea
Gigantochloa parviflora
Gigantochloa parvifolia
Gigantochloa poilanei
Gigantochloa pruriens
Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea
Gigantochloa pubinervis
Gigantochloa pubipetiolata
Gigantochloa ridleyi
Gigantochloa robusta
Gigantochloa rostrata
Gigantochloa scortechinii
Gigantochloa scribneriana
Gigantochloa serik
Gigantochloa tekserah
Gigantochloa tenuispiculata
Gigantochloa thoi
Gigantochloa tomentosa
Gigantochloa toungooensis
Gigantochloa velutina
Gigantochloa verticillata
Gigantochloa vietnamica
Gigantochloa vinhphuica
Gigantochloa wallichiana
Gigantochloa wanet
Gigantochloa wrayi
Gigantochloa wunthoensis
Gigantochloa yunzalinensis

Formerly included[5]

see Bambusa Dendrocalamus Neololeba Pseudoxytenanthera

G. auriculata – Bambusa vulgaris
G. heterostachya – Bambusa heterostachya
G. latispiculata – Bambusa heterostachya
G. maxima – Bambusa bambos
G. merrilliana – Dendrocalamus merrillianus
G. novoguineensis – Neololeba atra
G. sinuata – Dendrocalamus sinuatus
G. stocksii – Pseudoxytenanthera stocksii
G. tabindaing – Bambusa villosula

References

lectotype designated by Holttum, Taxon 5: 28–30 (1956)
Kurz, Wilhelm Sulpiz ex Munro, William. 1868. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 26(1): 123–126 descriptions in Latin, commentary in English
Tropicos, Gigantochloa Kurz ex Munro
Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 46 巨竹属 ju zhu shu Gigantochloa Kurz ex Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc. London. 26: 123. 1868.
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
The Plant List search for Gigantochloa
Vuong Thi, Thuy; Nguyen Thi, Huyen; Le, Hoang Tu; Nguyen, Kim Loi (2021-09-03). "Status of bamboos in Binh Duong province, Vietnam: Distribution, species diversity, conservation and utilization". Trees, Forests and People. 6. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Bibcode:2021TFP.....600137T. doi:10.1016/j.tfp.2021.100137 – via Elsevier Science Direct.
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