Biology:Gigantochloa

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Gigantochloa is a genus of giant clumping bamboos in the grass family Poaceae. Its native range is from India east to southern China and through Southeast Asia to New Guinea.[1]

Species

As of May 2026, Plants of the World Online accepts the following 71 species:[1]

  • Gigantochloa achmadii Widjaja
  • Gigantochloa albociliata (Munro) Kurz
  • Gigantochloa albopilosa K.M.Wong
  • Gigantochloa albovestita (Holttum) K.M.Wong
  • Gigantochloa andamanica (Kurz) Kurz
  • Gigantochloa apus (Schult.f.) Kurz ex Munro
  • Gigantochloa arcuta N.H.Xia, Y.Zeng & R.S.Lin
  • Gigantochloa atroviolacea Widjaja
  • Gigantochloa atter (Hassk.) Kurz ex Munro
  • Gigantochloa auriculata (Kurz) Kurz
  • Gigantochloa austroyunnanensis N.H.Xia & Y.Zeng
  • Gigantochloa aya Widjaja & Astuti
  • Gigantochloa baliana Widjaja & Astuti
  • Gigantochloa balui K.M.Wong
  • Gigantochloa bastareana H.B.Naithani & R.C.Pal
  • Gigantochloa brachystachya N.H.Xia & Y.Zeng
  • Gigantochloa calcicola Widjaja
  • Gigantochloa callosa N.H.Xia, Y.Zeng & R.S.Lin
  • Gigantochloa cochinchinensis A.Camus
  • Gigantochloa compressa R.Parker
  • Gigantochloa dehraduneana H.B.Naithani
  • Gigantochloa densa (E.G.Camus) T.Q.Nguyen
  • Gigantochloa dinhensis (A.Camus) T.Q.Nguyen
  • Gigantochloa felix (Keng) Keng f.
  • Gigantochloa gangasinghiana H.B.Naithani, Anup Chandra, R.K.Negi & Ginwal
  • Gigantochloa glabrata N.H.Xia & Y.Zeng ex D.Z.Li & Z.C.Xu
  • Gigantochloa guptana H.B.Naithani, Anup Chandra & Ginwal
  • Gigantochloa hasskarliana (Kurz) Backer ex K.Heyne
  • Gigantochloa hayatae (A.Camus) T.Q.Nguyen
  • Gigantochloa hirtinoda Widjaja
  • Gigantochloa holttumiana K.M.Wong
  • Gigantochloa hosseusii (Pilg.) T.Q.Nguyen
  • Gigantochloa kuring Widjaja
  • Gigantochloa lako (Widjaja) Z.Y.Cai & Widjaja
  • Gigantochloa latifolia Ridl.
  • Gigantochloa levis (Blanco) Merr.
  • Gigantochloa ligulata Gamble
  • Gigantochloa longiprophylla Widjaja
  • Gigantochloa luteostriata Widjaja
  • Gigantochloa macrostachya Kurz
  • Gigantochloa magentea Widjaja
  • Gigantochloa maneensis Q.M.Qin, N.H.Xia & J.B.Ni
  • Gigantochloa manggong Widjaja
  • Gigantochloa membranoidea Widjaja
  • Gigantochloa multiculmis A.Camus
  • Gigantochloa multifloscula H.N.Nguyen, N.H.Xia & V.T.Tran
  • Gigantochloa multiradicans N.H.Xia & Y.Zeng
  • Gigantochloa nigrociliata (Buse) Kurz
  • Gigantochloa pachyparietalis N.H.Xia & Y.Zeng
  • Gigantochloa papyracea Widjaja
  • Gigantochloa parviflora (Keng f.) Keng f.
  • Gigantochloa parvifolia (Brandis ex Gamble) T.Q.Nguyen
  • Gigantochloa poilanei (A.Camus) T.Q.Nguyen
  • Gigantochloa pruriens Widjaja
  • Gigantochloa pubinervis Widjaja
  • Gigantochloa pubipetiolata Widjaja
  • Gigantochloa ridleyi Holttum
  • Gigantochloa robusta Kurz
  • Gigantochloa rostrata K.M.Wong
  • Gigantochloa scortechinii Gamble
  • Gigantochloa serik Widjaja
  • Gigantochloa striata N.H.Xia & Y.Zeng
  • Gigantochloa taluh Widjaja & Astuti ex Damayanto, Rustiami, Mift. & Chikmaw.
  • Gigantochloa tenuispiculata (A.Camus) T.Q.Nguyen
  • Gigantochloa thoi K.M.Wong
  • Gigantochloa tomentosa Widjaja
  • Gigantochloa velutina Widjaja
  • Gigantochloa verticillata (Willd.) Munro
  • Gigantochloa vietnamica T.Q.Nguyen
  • Gigantochloa vinhphuica T.Q.Nguyen
  • Gigantochloa wrayi Gamble

In 2026, a new species Gigantochloa falcihumeris was described from China.[2]

Formerly included here
  • G. heterostachya – now Bambusa heterostachya[3]
  • G. latispiculata – now Bambusa heterostachya[3]
  • G. maxima – now Bambusa bambos[4]
  • G. merrilliana – now Dendrocalamus merrillianus[5]
  • G. novoguineensis – now Neololeba atra[6]
  • G. sinuata – now Dendrocalamus sinuatus[7]
  • G. stocksii – now Pseudoxytenanthera stocksii[8]
  • G. tabindaing – now Bambusa villosula[9]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Gigantochloa Kurz ex Munro". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2026. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30444933-2. 
  2. ↑ Li, Jian-Wei; Hui, Chao-Mao; Liu, Wei-Yi; Sun, Mao-Sheng; Qin, Wan-Ling; Bao, Hao-Feng; Zhang, Ru-li (2026). "Gigantochloa falcihumeris (Poaceae, Bambusoideae), a New Paleotropical Woody Bamboo Species from Southwest Yunnan, China". Ecology and Evolution 16 (3). doi:10.1002/ece3.72849. PMID 41815289. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Bambusa heterostachya (Munro) Holttum". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2026. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:392364-1. 
  4. ↑ "Bambusa bambos (L.) Voss". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2026. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:392256-1. 
  5. ↑ "Dendrocalamus merrillianus (Elmer) Elmer". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2026. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:397896-1. 
  6. ↑ "Neololeba atra (Lindl.) Widjaja". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2026. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:998269-1. 
  7. ↑ "Dendrocalamus sinuatus (Gamble) Holttum". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2026. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:397911-1. 
  8. ↑ "Pseudoxytenanthera stocksii (Munro) T.Q.Nguyen". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2026. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:963438-1. 
  9. ↑ "Bambusa villosula Kurz". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2026. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:392566-1. 

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