Poaceae
Gigantochloa

Gigantochloa apus (Schult.f.) Kurz ex Munro

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 26: 126 (1868)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Assam to China (Guangdong) and W. Malesia. It is a bamboo and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Vietnam

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, China Southeast, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Thailand

Introduced into:

Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Puerto Rico, Sulawesi, Sumatera, 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.
  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • 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.

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.
  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Forzza, R.C. & al. (2013). Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/.
  • Gilliland, H.B. (1971). A revised flora of Malaya 3: 1-319. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Singapore.
  • Hộ, P.-H. (2000). Câycỏ Việtnam. An Illustrated flora of Vietnam, ed. 2, 3: 1-1020. Pham-hoang Ho, Montréal.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Masamune, G. (1942). Enumeratio phanerogamarum Bornearum: 1-739. Taihoku, Formosa.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia K003900070 Yes
s.coll. [Kds36351] Indonesia K003900095 Yes
Jaeger, P. [s.n.] K002879694 Yes
Jacobs, M. [5162] Malaysia K003900062 Yes
McClure, F.A. [21592] Guatemala K003900838 Yes
Haviland, G.D. [1587] Malaysia K003900061 Yes
Dransfield, S.; Mohamad, A.H.; Othman, A.R.; Data, M. [SD1174] Malaysia K000795507 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K003900092 Yes
Widjaja, E.A. [EAW7454] Indonesia K003900078 Yes
Jaeger, P. [s.n.] K002879693 Yes
Saigol, P.; Sengalang, M. [5] Malaysia K000795481 No
Wong, K.M. [WKM 70] Brunei K001581105 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003900051 Yes
Widjaja, E. [1462] Indonesia K003900047 Yes
[Oasens] [s.n.] Indonesia K003900067 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia K003900075 Yes
Dransfield, S. [SD801] Malaysia K003900064 Yes
Widjaja, E. [1729] Indonesia K003900050 Yes
Wardoyo [s.n.] Indonesia K003900054 Yes
Koorders, S.H. [s.n.] Indonesia K003900082 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003900089 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia K003900094 Yes
McClure, F.A. [21592] Guatemala K003900839 Yes
Widjaja, E.A. [1792] Indonesia K003900046 Yes
Simmonds, N.W. [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago K003900836 Yes
McClure, F.A. [21309] United States K003900840 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia K003900073 Yes
Widjaja, E.A. [EAW6694] Indonesia K003900080 Yes
[Oaaens] [s.n.] Indonesia K003900076 Yes
Simmonds, N.W. [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago K003900837 Yes
Dransfield, S.; Mohamed, A.H.; Othman, A.R.; Data, M.b. [1174] Malaysia K001639260 Yes
Dransfield, S.; Mohamed, A.H.; Othman, A.R.; Data, M.b. [1174] Malaysia K001639261 Yes
Widjaja, E.A. [1729] Indonesia K000795482 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K003900091 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia K003900084 Yes
Widjaja, E.A. [EAW7454] Indonesia K003900079 Yes
Widjaja, E.A. [1731] Indonesia K003900056 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003900093 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003900090 Yes
Widjaja, E.A. [1462] Indonesia K003900049 Yes
Dransfield, S. [SD801] Malaysia K003900066 Yes
[Kurzii] [s.n.] Indonesia K003900083 Yes
Widjaja, E.A. [EAW6694] Indonesia K003900081 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [1815] Indonesia K003900068 Yes
Widjaja, E.A. [1463] Indonesia K003900045 Yes
Koorders, S.H. [37246B] Indonesia K003900072 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia K003900069 Yes
s.coll. [1] Indonesia K003900077 Yes
McClure, F.A. [21309] United States K003900841 Yes
Dransfield, S. [SD801] Malaysia K003900065 Yes
s.coll. [kds36351] Indonesia K003900096 Yes
Wong, K.M. [WKM 70] Brunei K000795483 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K003900087 Yes
Jacobs, M. [5162] Malaysia K003900063 Yes
Dransfield, S. [SD801] Malaysia K000795484 No
McClure, F.A. [21309] United States K003900843 Yes
Wardoyo [s.n.] Indonesia K003900055 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia K003900085 Yes
Ottens [s.n.] Indonesia K003900088 Yes
s.coll. [37246B] Indonesia K003900074 Yes
Widjaja, E.A. [1462] Indonesia K003900048 Yes
McClure, F.A. [21309] United States K003900842 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia K003900071 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003900052 Yes
Widjaja, E.A. [1463] Indonesia K003900053 Yes
Kurz, S. [s.n.] BU K000710262 Type Yes
Kurz, S. [s.n.] BU K000710263 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia K003900086 Yes
Widjaja, E.A. [1731] Indonesia K003900057 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [12261] Thailand Gigantochloa kurzii K000631060 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [12261] Thailand Gigantochloa kurzii K000631059 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [12261] Thailand Gigantochloa kurzii K000631061 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [12261] Thailand Gigantochloa kurzii K000631062 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [s.n.] Burma Gigantochloa kurzii K002879768 Yes
Haniff [s.n.] Thailand Gigantochloa kurzii K000631736 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images