Gigantochloa levis (Blanco) Merr.

First published in Amer. J. Bot. 3: 61 (1916)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is China (Yunnan, Guangdong) to Vietnam, Malesia. It is a bamboo and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, China South-Central, China Southeast, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Vietnam

Introduced into:

Taiwan

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Gilliland, H.B. (1971). A revised flora of Malaya 3: 1-319. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Singapore.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Camus, E.G. & Camus, A. in H. Lecomte (1922). Flore Générale de l'indo-Chine 1(3): 193-336.
  • Gilliland, H.B. (1971). A revised flora of Malaya 3: 1-319. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Singapore.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 30, 1993 Christensen, H. [21], Sarawak K000795495 No
Jul 9, 1993 Christensen, H. [1553], Sarawak K000795498 No
Jul 9, 1993 Christensen, H. [1553], Sarawak K000795494 No
Aug 8, 1988 Kulip J. et al. [SAN 125723], Sabah K000795509 No
Dec 1, 1984 Gibbs, L.S. [3039], Sabah K000290590 holotype Yes
Curran, H.M. [10177], Philippines K000290579 Unknown type material Yes
Curran, H.M. [10177], Philippines K000290580 Unknown type material Yes
Curran, H.M. [10177], Philippines K000290581 Unknown type material Yes
Topping, D.L. [310], Philippines K000290582 Yes
Topping, D.L. [310], Philippines K000290583 Yes
Saigol, P. [1], Sarawak K000795497 No
Widjaja, E.A. [EAW6677], Bali K000795508 No
Wong, K.M. [FRI 28942], Peninsular Malaysia K000795496 No
Wong, K.M. [FRI 28973], Peninsular Malaysia K000795512 No
Dransfield, S. [SD1181], Peninsular Malaysia K000795555 No
Dransfield, S. [SD1180], Peninsular Malaysia K000795500 No
Pearce, K. [s.n.], Sarawak K000795511 No
Pearce, K. [1], Sarawak K000795499 No

Sources

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0