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
- Arundarbor levis (Blanco) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 761 (1891)
- Bambusa levis Blanco in Fl. Filip.: 272 (1837)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Dendrocalamus curranii Gamble in Philipp. J. Sci., C 5: 271 (1910)
- Gigantochloa heteroclada Stapf in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 42: 190 (1914)
- Gigantochloa scribneriana Merr. in Philipp. J. Sci. 1(Suppl.): 390 (1906)
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
- 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
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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
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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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
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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