Gigantochloa Explained

Gigantochloa is a tropical Asian and Papuasian genus of giant clumping bamboos in the grass family.^{[1] [2]} It is found in southern China, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and New Guinea.^[3]

Species^{[4] [5]}

Formerly included^[4] see Bambusa Dendrocalamus Neololeba Pseudoxytenanthera

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/87381#page/128/mode/1up Kurz, Wilhelm Sulpiz ex Munro, William. 1868. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 26(1): 123–126
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40014163 Tropicos, Gigantochloa Kurz ex Munro
3. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=113533 Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 46 巨竹属 ju zhu shu Gigantochloa Kurz ex Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc. London. 26: 123. 1868.
4. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=451541 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
5. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Gigantochloa The Plant List search for Gigantochloa