Poaceae
Gigantochloa

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:

Mexico Central, Taiwan

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

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

  • (2019). https://doi.org/10.21829/abm126.2019.1379. epublication.
  • 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.; Apu, F.L. [21] Malaysia K000795495 No
Jul 9, 1993 Christensen, H. [1553] Malaysia K000795494 No
Jul 9, 1993 Christensen, H. [1553] Malaysia K000795498 No
Aug 8, 1988 Kulip J. et al. [SAN 125723] Malaysia K000795509 No
Dec 1, 1984 Gibbs, L.S. [3039] Malaysia K000290590 Holotype Yes
Dransfield, S. [SD805] Malaysia K003900331 Yes
Mikil, G. [SAN30300] K003900362 Yes
Dransfield, S. [SD805] Malaysia K003900328 Yes
A. de Mesa; [N. Rwaris] [22771] Philippines K003900796 Yes
Christensen, H. [1105] Malaysia K003900333 Yes
Dransfield, S. [SD738] Malaysia K003900373 Yes
Dransfield, S. [SD805] Malaysia K003900330 Yes
Kulip, J. [124852] Malaysia K003900321 Yes
Dransfield, S. [SD719] Malaysia K003900349 Yes
McGregor, R.C. [[10414]] Philippines K003900792 Yes
Sani Sambuling [425] Malaysia K003900340 Yes
Barbon; Garcia; Alvarez [2471] Philippines K003900794 Yes
Dransfield, S. [SD3800] Malaysia K003900327 Yes
Jibrin Sibil [279] Malaysia K003900378 Yes
[GDH] [s.n.] Malaysia K003900388 Yes
G.D.H. [439] Malaysia K003900383 Yes
Kulip, J.; Bousi, J.; Maikin; Radin, J. [124881] Malaysia K003900358 Yes
Conklin, H.C.; Buwaya [79570] Philippines K003900791 Yes
Ramos, M. [14696] Philippines K003900793 Yes
Kulip, J. [124857] Malaysia K003900354 Yes
Christensen, H. [1553] Malaysia K003900338 Yes
Apostol, S. [58431-2] Philippines K003900774 Yes
Jones, B. [35] Malaysia K003900393 Yes
Wong, K.M. [FRI 28973] Malaysia K000795512 No
Melegrito [2493] Malaysia K003900380 Yes
Sani Sambuling [425] Malaysia K003900341 Yes
Widjaja, E.A. [EAW6677] Indonesia K000795508 No
Kulip, J. [124857] Malaysia K003900355 Yes
Lorence Lugas [549] Malaysia K003900342 Yes
Ramos, M. [[14696]] Philippines K003900795 Yes
Dransfield, S. [SD717] Malaysia K003900312 Yes
Dransfield, S. [SD782] Malaysia K003900375 Yes
Jibrin Sibil [279] Malaysia K003900379 Yes
Apostol, S. [10834] Philippines K003900775 Yes
Meijer, W. [SAN19768] Malaysia K003900387 Yes
Merrill, E.D.; Robinson, C.B.; Kneucker, A. [s.n.] Philippines K003900797 Yes
Duldulao, E. [2-26] Philippines K003900781 Yes
Gibbs, L.S. [2824] K003900363 Yes
McGregor, R.C. [[10417]] Philippines K003900802 Yes
Keith, H.G. [1582] Malaysia K003900382 Yes
Kulip, J. [124852] Malaysia K003900351 Yes
Giking, M. [54] Malaysia K003900345 Yes
Wong, K.M. [WKM348] Brunei K003900317 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brunei K003900318 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malaysia K003900332 Yes
Melegrito [2493] Malaysia K003900381 Yes
Topping, D.L. [310] Philippines K000290582 Unknown Type Material Yes
Topping, D.L. [310] Philippines K000290583 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kulip, J. [124851] Malaysia K003900322 Yes
Robinson, C.B. [[9642]] Philippines K003900799 Yes
Jones, B. [34] Malaysia K003900392 Yes
Christensen, H. [1553] Malaysia K003900336 Yes
Ortega, E [43760-2] Philippines K001613517 No
Dius Tadong [367] Malaysia K003900347 Yes
Meijer, W. [SAN19872] Malaysia K003900390 Yes
Dransfield, S. [SD805] Malaysia K003900329 Yes
Cuadra, A. [A1103] K003900361 Yes
Saigol, P.; Sengalang, M. [1] Malaysia K000795497 No
Keith, H.G. [1582] Malaysia K003900377 Yes
Kulip, J.; Bousi, J.; Maikin; Radin, J. [124881] Malaysia K003900352 Yes
Meijer, W. [SAN19872] Malaysia K003900386 Yes
Sulit, M.D. [2-26] Philippines K003900780 Yes
Kulip, J. [124852] Malaysia K003900320 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003900394 Yes
Merrill, E.D.; Robinson, C.B. [36936-2] Philippines K003900773 Yes
Christensen, H. [1553] Malaysia K003900337 Yes
Pearce, K. [7] Malaysia K003900315 Yes
Meijer, W. [SAN19872] Malaysia K003900389 Yes
Kulip, J. [124851] Malaysia K003900357 Yes
Kulip, J. [124852] Malaysia K003900359 Yes
Robinson, C.B. [58431-2] Philippines K003900778 Yes
Reynoso, E.; Majaducon, R. [21756] Philippines K003900804 Yes
Dransfield, S. [SD738] Malaysia K003900372 Yes
Lopez, G.A. [2-107] Philippines K003900779 Yes
McClure, F.A. [21722] United States K003900812 Yes
Dransfield, S. [SD1181] Malaysia K000795555 No
Yoshii, P. [SAN81249] Malaysia K003900313 Yes
Clemens, J.; Clemens, M.S. [26324] K003900364 Yes
Dransfield, S. [SD800] Malaysia K003900325 Yes
McGregor, R.C. [[10414]] Philippines K003900801 Yes
Kulip, J.; et al. [125723] Malaysia K003900353 Yes
Kulip, J. [124851] Malaysia K003900323 Yes
de Mesa, A.; Rosario, N. [[22771]] Philippines K003900798 Yes
Weber, G.M. [1527] Philippines K003900769 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003900395 Yes
Dius Tadong [367] Malaysia K003900346 Yes
Weber, G.M. [1527] Philippines K003900767 Yes
Merrill, E.D.; Robinson, C.B. [36936-2] Philippines K003900770 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malaysia K003900335 Yes
Merrill, E.D.; Robinson, C.B. [36936-z] Philippines K003900764 No
Weber, C.M. [1527] Philippines K003900768 Yes
Merrill, E.D.; Robinson, C.B. [36916] Philippines K003900771 Yes
Merrill, E.D.; Robinson, C.B. [36916-] Philippines K003900772 Yes
Ramos, M. [14696] Philippines K003900776 Yes
Curran, H.M. [10177] Philippines K000290581 Type Yes
Curran, H.M. [10177] Philippines K000290579 Type Yes
Curran, H.M. [10177] Philippines K000290580 Type Yes
Kulip, J. [124854] Malaysia K003900356 Yes
Robinson, C.B. [9642] Philippines K003900800 Yes
Christensen, H. [1105] Malaysia K003900334 Yes
Dransfield, S. [SD782] Malaysia K003900374 Yes
Robinson, C.B. [6313] Philippines K003900777 Yes
Giking, M. [54] Malaysia K003900344 Yes
Dransfield, S. [SD738] Malaysia K003900371 Yes
Pearce, K. [[7]] Malaysia K003900316 Yes
Dransfield, S. [SD719] Malaysia K003900350 Yes
Pearce, K. [1] Malaysia K003900314 Yes
Lorence Lugas [549] Malaysia K003900343 Yes
Wong, K.M. [FRI 28942] Malaysia K000795496 No
Dransfield, S. [SD719] Malaysia K003900348 Yes
Pearce, K. [1] Malaysia K000795499 No
Keith, H.G. [1582] Malaysia K003900376 Yes
Widjaja, E. [EAW4863] Indonesia K003900643 Yes
Pearce, K. [s.n.] Malaysia K000795511 No
Dransfield, S. [SD800] Malaysia K003900326 Yes
McGregor, R.C. [10414] K003900803 Yes
McClure, F.A. [21722] United States K003900813 Yes
Meijer, W. [SAN19872] Malaysia K003900391 Yes
Dransfield, S.; Mohamed, A.H.; Othman, A.R.; Data, M. [SD1180] Malaysia K000795500 No
Christensen, H. [1553] Malaysia K003900339 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brunei K003900319 Yes
Aug 23, 1912 M, Ramos [14696] Philippines Gigantochloa scribneriana K003900790 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 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 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0