Poaceae
Gigantochloa

Gigantochloa atroviolacea Widjaja

First published in Reinwardtia 10: 323 (1987)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is China (S. Yunnan, Hong Kong), Jawa to Lesser Sunda Islands (Bali). It is a bamboo and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

China South-Central, China Southeast, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is.

Introduced into:

Bangladesh, Sumatera

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Girmansyah, D. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora of Bali an annotated checklist: 1-158. Herbarium Bogorensis, Indonesia.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Girmansyah, D. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora of Bali an annotated checklist: 1-158. Herbarium Bogorensis, Indonesia.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 9, 1993 Christensen, H. [1554] Malaysia K000795506 No
Jan 24, 1993 Widjaja, E.A. [EAW6665] Indonesia K000795485 No
Widjaja, E.A. [39] Indonesia K003900102 No
Widjaja, E.A. [38] Indonesia K003900110 No
Bakh [7391] Indonesia K003900115 No
Widjaja, E.A. [39] Indonesia K003900103 No
Widjaja, E.A. [2064] Indonesia K003900111 No
Widjaja, E.A. [EAW3818] Indonesia K003900119 No
Widjaja, E.A. [EAW7402] K003900116 No
Stapleton [1311] United States K003900811 Yes
Widjaja, E.A. [2064] Indonesia K003900113 No
Ottens-Treurniet, M.A.D. [s.n.] Indonesia K003900104 No
Widjaja, E.A. [2064] Indonesia K003900114 No
Widjaja, E.A. [50] Indonesia K003900106 No
Christensen, H. [1554] Malaysia K003900122 No
Widjaja, E.A. [51] Indonesia K003900099 No
Christensen, H. [1554] Malaysia K003900120 No
Widjaja, E.A. [63] Indonesia K003900107 No
Widjaja, E.A. [38] Indonesia K003900109 No
Widjaja, E.A. [2064] Indonesia K003900112 No
Widjaja, E.A. [39] Indonesia K003900101 No
Widjaja, E.A. [EAW7402] K003900117 No
Widjaja, E.A. [50] Indonesia K003900105 No
Widjaja, E.A. [EAW3608] Indonesia K003900098 No
Widjaja, E.A. [EAW7402] K003900118 No
Christensen, H. [1554] Malaysia K003900121 No
Widjaja, E.A. [51] Indonesia K003900100 No
Widjaja, E.A. [63] Indonesia K003900108 No

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