Poaceae
Gigantochloa

Gigantochloa verticillata (Willd.) Munro

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 26: 124 (1868)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Indo-China to W. Malesia. It is a bamboo and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine, has environmental uses and social uses and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Cambodia, Jawa, Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam

Introduced into:

Assam, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras

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.
  • Giraldo-Cañas, D. (2011). Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en Colombia. Darwiniana 49: 139-247.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Chou, S., Chhnang, P. & Kim, Y. (2016). A Checklist for the Seed Plants of Cambodia: 1-272. National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.
  • Giraldo-Cañas, D. (2011). Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en Colombia. Darwiniana 49: 139-247.
  • 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.
  • Kumari, P., Singh, P. & Mao, A.A. (eds.) (2024). Flora of India 30: 1-334. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Masamune, G. (1942). Enumeratio phanerogamarum Bornearum: 1-739. Taihoku, Formosa.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Cámara-Leret, R., & Dennehy, Z. (2019). Information gaps in indigenous and local knowledge for science-policy assessments. Nature Sustainability 2:736-741.
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • Willis, K.J. (ed.) (2017). State of the World’s Plants 2017. Report. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
McClure, F.A. [21732] United States K003900814 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [32] Indonesia K002879990 Yes
Davio [44] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003900822 Yes
McClure, F.A. [21482] Honduras K003900831 Yes
McClure, F.A. [21603] Honduras K003900834 Yes
McClure, F.A. [21593] Guatemala K003900826 Yes
McClure, F.A. [21205] Honduras K003900827 Yes
McClure, F.A. [21593] Guatemala K003900823 Yes
McClure, F.A. [21603] Honduras K003900835 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003900004 Yes
McClure, F.A. [21603] Honduras K003900833 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [32] Indonesia K002879989 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003900002 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [23311] Indonesia K003900006 Yes
McClure, F.A. [21482] Honduras K003900830 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [23311] Indonesia K003900007 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003900003 Yes
McClure, F.A. [21593] Guatemala K003900824 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [32] Indonesia K002879987 Yes
McClure, F.A. [21205] Honduras K003900828 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003900001 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002879696 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001651345 Yes
McClure, F.A. [21732] United States K003900815 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002879695 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [s.n.] K003900005 Yes
McClure, F.A. [21603] Honduras K003900832 Yes
McClure, F.A. [21593] Guatemala K003900825 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [32] Indonesia K002879988 Yes
McClure, F.A. [21482] Honduras K003900829 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002879697 Yes
Aug 26, 1988 s.coll. [5092] Malaysia Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K001308712 Yes
Wong, K.M.; Ong, R.; Pereira, J. [WKM2359] Malaysia Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900360 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900499 Yes
Koorders [15747B] Indonesia Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900473 Yes
Wong, K.M.; Ong, R.C.; Tangah, J.; Pereira, J.; Sibuat, L. [WKM 2359] Malaysia Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K000795514 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900446 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900443 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900454 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900497 Yes
Ottens [s.n.] Indonesia Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900471 Yes
Widjaja, E.A.; Ramlanto [s.n.] Indonesia Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900468 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900488 Yes
Widjaja, E.A. [1461] Indonesia Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900466 Yes
van den Brink, B. [6314] Indonesia Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900460 Yes
van den Brink, B. [5738] Indonesia Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900449 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900490 Yes
s.coll. [2763] Indonesia Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900455 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900498 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900477 Yes
Wong, K.M.; Ong, R.; Tangah, J.; Pereira, J.; Sibuat, L. [WKM2359] Malaysia Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900508 Yes
s.coll. [2764] Indonesia Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900451 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900501 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900506 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900470 Yes
van den Brink, B. [6314] Indonesia Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900459 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900472 Yes
van den Brink, B. [s.n.] Indonesia Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900464 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900478 Yes
s.coll. [s.d.] Indonesia Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900452 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900479 Yes
Meijer, W. [4759] Indonesia Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900442 Yes
Meijer, W. [4759a] Indonesia Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900441 Yes
[Kds] [15747ß] Indonesia Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900463 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900503 Yes
Widjaja; Ramlanto [s.n.] Indonesia Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900469 Yes
Widjaja, E.A. [1718] Indonesia Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900462 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900492 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900476 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900491 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900484 Yes
van den Brink, B. [4288] Indonesia Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900456 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900480 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900481 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900447 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900485 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900483 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900493 Yes
Wong, K.M.; Ong, R.; Tangah, J.; Pereira, J.; Sibuat, L. [WKM2359] Malaysia Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900507 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900482 Yes
Ottens-Treurniet, M.A.D. [19/429] Indonesia Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900458 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900444 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900505 Yes
Widjaja, E.A. [1718] Indonesia Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900461 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900475 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900504 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900496 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900487 Yes
Widjaja, E.A. [1461] Indonesia Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900467 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900500 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900489 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900486 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900494 Yes
Widjaja, E.A. [1461] Indonesia Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900465 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900474 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900502 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900495 Yes
van den Brink, B. [5738] Indonesia Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900457 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900453 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900445 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea K003900448 Yes

Sources

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

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
    • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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    • 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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    • '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.
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  • 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/
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    • 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/
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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0