Poaceae
Dendrocalamus

Dendrocalamus giganteus Munro

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 26: 150 (1868)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is India (West Bengal) to China (Yunnan). It is a bamboo and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar

Introduced into:

Bangladesh, Cambodia, Comoros, Ecuador, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Mauritius, Nepal, Puerto Rico, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1994). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 8: 1-458. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Gilliland, H.B. (1971). A revised flora of Malaya 3: 1-319. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Singapore.
  • Girmansyah, D. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora of Bali an annotated checklist: 1-158. Herbarium Bogorensis, Indonesia.
  • Hubbard, C.E. & Vaughan, R.E. (1940). Grasses of Mauritius and Rodriguez: 1-128. Crown Agents for the Colonies, London.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590.
  • Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Robertson, S.A. (1989). Flowering Plants of Seychelles: 1-327. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Barthelat, F. (2019). La flore illustrée de Mayotte: 1-687. Biotope éditions.
  • Camus, E.G. & Camus, A. in H. Lecomte (1922). Flore Générale de l'indo-Chine 1(3): 193-336.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1994). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 8: 1-458. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Dy Phon, P. (2000). Dictionnaire des plantes utilisées au Cambodge: 1-915. Chez l'auteur, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
  • Gilliland, H.B. (1971). A revised flora of Malaya 3: 1-319. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Singapore.
  • Girmansyah, D. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora of Bali an annotated checklist: 1-158. Herbarium Bogorensis, Indonesia.
  • Hubbard, C.E. & Vaughan, R.E. (1940). Grasses of Mauritius and Rodriguez: 1-128. Crown Agents for the Colonies, London.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Robertson, S.A. (1989). Flowering Plants of Seychelles: 1-327. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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?
Jan 19, 2008 Kerr, A.F.G. [3542] Thailand K000631342 Yes
Jan 19, 2008 Kerr, A.F.G. [3542] Thailand K000631341 Yes
Jan 19, 2008 Kerr, A.F.G. [3542] Thailand K000631337 Yes
Jan 19, 2008 Kerr, A.F.G. [3150] Thailand K000631339 Yes
Jan 19, 2008 Kerr, A.F.G. [3150] Thailand K000631340 Yes
Jan 19, 2008 Kerr, A.F.G. [3150] Thailand K000631338 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002879653 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Burma K000623349 No
McHarg, W.T. [s.n.] Burma K002878653 Yes
Smales, C.B.; Gilbert Rogers, C. [970] Burma K001651337 Yes
[W. S. Mcltang] [s.n.] Burma K002878632 Yes
Simmonds, N.W. [9] Trinidad and Tobago K002879648 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002878657 Yes
Forrest, G. [9585] China K002878462 Yes
Soderstrom, T.; Kulatunge, S. [1602] Sri Lanka K002879262 Yes
Soderstrom, T.; Kulatunge, S. [1624] Sri Lanka K002879261 Yes
Mann, G. [s.n.] India K002878622 Yes
Randrianaivo, R.; Rabary, D.; Bevao, J.C. [2511] Madagascar K001890547 No
Greenway, P.J. [9010] K002879558 Yes
McClure, F.A. [21224] Panama K002879687 Yes
Soderstrom, T.R.; Kulatunge, S. [1602] Sri Lanka K002878661 Yes
Vaughan, R.A. [1902] Mauritius K002879577 Yes
Greenway [9010] K002879559 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000854961 Unknown Type Material Yes
McClure, F.A. [21224] Panama K002879688 Yes
Stocks [s.n.] Sri Lanka K000854927 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [6] K002879655 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Burma K000623348 No
Stapleton [1037] China K002878463 Yes
Vaughan, R.A. [A/127] Mauritius K002879575 Yes
Soleman, R. [7626] K002879554 Yes
Jane, G.T. [s.n.] K002878618 Yes
Soderstom, T.; Kulatunge, S. [1602] Sri Lanka K002878665 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [21073-33] K002878617 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002878419 Yes
Soderstom, T.; Kulatunge, S. [1602] Sri Lanka K002878666 Yes
Maunn, F.B. [s.n.] Burma K002878649 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K000854930 Unknown Type Material Yes
Stapleton [906] India K002878647 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [21073-33] K002878615 Yes
Trimen, H. [s.n.] K002878633 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002878421 Yes
Munzinger, J.; Cabalion, P. [4506] New Caledonia K002879536 Yes
[Anibal] [s.n.] K002878640 Yes
Widjaja, E.A. [1459] Indonesia K002879470 Yes
Soderstom, T.; Kulatunge, S. [1624] Sri Lanka K002878667 Yes
Rock, J.F. [2467] China K002878461 Yes
Greenway [9010] K002879557 Yes
McClure, F.A. [21282] Brazil K001032002 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Burma K000623350 No
Mann, G. [s.n.] India K002878621 Yes
McClure, F.A. [21282] Brazil K001032001 Yes
McHaig, W.T. [s.n.] Burma K002878648 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002879471 Yes
s.coll. [6724] Sri Lanka K002878658 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002878655 Yes
Gammie, G.A. [272] India K002878623 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000854960 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002878656 Yes
McClure, F.A. [21724] United States K002879594 Yes
Mann, G. [s.n.] K002878625 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [9000] Kenya K002879560 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002878420 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002878639 Yes
s.coll. [6] K002879656 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K000854929 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brandis, D. [s.n.] Indian Subcontinent K000854932 Unknown Type Material Yes
Simmonds, N.W. [9] K002879649 Yes
Stenning, L. [s.n.] K002878614 Yes
Soderstrom, T.; Kulatunge, S. [1624] Sri Lanka K000795385 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Burma K000623352 No
Vaughan, R.A. [s.n.] Mauritius K002879576 Yes
Soderstom, T.; Kulatunge, S. [1602] Sri Lanka K002878664 Yes
Munro, W. [s.n.] K002878418 Yes
Stocks [s.n.] K000854928 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K000854933 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Burma K000623351 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002878624 Yes
Soderstrom, T.R.; Kulatunge, S. [1602] Sri Lanka K002878659 Yes
Oliver, J.W. [s.n.] Burma K002878628 Yes
McClure, F.A. [21282] Brazil K001032006 Yes
McClure, F.A. [21282] Brazil K001032005 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mauritius K002879573 Yes
Soderstorm, T.R.; Kulatunge, S. [1602] Sri Lanka K002878663 Yes
Soderstrom, T.R.; Kulatunge, S. [1624] Sri Lanka K002879260 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Burma K002878650 Yes
Vogt, G.B. [BU-517] Burma K002878651 Yes
Smales, C.B.; Gilbert Rogers, C. [970] Burma K002878630 Yes
Kurz, S. [3176] Burma K000623354 No
[Sielal] [s.n.] K002878641 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [20761] India K002878643 Yes
Stapleton [1037] China K002878464 Yes
McClure, F.A. [21282] Brazil K001032003 Yes
Soderstorm, T.R.; Kulatunge, S. [1602] Sri Lanka K002878662 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002878638 Yes
Soderstrom, T.R.; Kulatunge, S. [1602] Sri Lanka K002879263 Yes
Jane, G.T. [s.n.] K002878619 No
Vaughan, R.A. [A/127] Mauritius K001651344 Yes
Kurz, S. [3176] Burma K000623355 No
Stapleton [1038] China K002878465 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [20761] India K002878646 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [1722] K002879553 Yes
Rock, J.F. [2467] China K002878460 Yes
Anderson [s.n.] India K000854931 Unknown Type Material Yes
Stapleton [452] India K002878627 Yes
Smith, W. [2247] Bulgaria K002878654 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002879652 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002879651 Yes
Soderstrom, T.R.; Kulatunge, S. [1602] Sri Lanka K002879259 Yes
McHarg, W.T. [s.n.] Burma K002878652 Yes
Stapleton [1315] United States K002879593 Yes
McClure, F.A. [21724] United States K002879596 Yes
Vaughan, R.A. [A/127] Mauritius K002879574 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [20761] India K002878645 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [20467] India K002878642 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [20467] India K002878637 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002878636 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [[21073-33]] K002878616 Yes
Gilbert Rogers, C. [969] Burma K002878631 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [9000] Kenya K002879555 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002878634 Yes
McClure, F.A. [21282] Brazil K001032004 Yes
Simmonds, N.W. [9] K002879650 Yes
s.coll. [6] Trinidad and Tobago K002879654 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002878635 Yes
Soderstrom, T.R.; Kulatunge, S. [1602] Sri Lanka K002878660 Yes
McClure, F.A. [21724] United States K002879595 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [9000] Kenya K002879556 Yes
Rogers, C.G. [970] Burma K002878629 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [20761] India K002878644 Yes
Christensen, H. [1106] Malaysia Bambusa gigantea K000743058 No

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