Poaceae
Gigantochloa

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:

Mexico Central, Taiwan

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.
  • 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

  • (2019). https://doi.org/10.21829/abm126.2019.1379. epublication.
  • 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.; Apu, F.L. [21] Malaysia K000795495 No
Jul 9, 1993 Christensen, H. [1553] Malaysia K000795494 No
Jul 9, 1993 Christensen, H. [1553] Malaysia K000795498 No
Aug 8, 1988 Kulip J. et al. [SAN 125723] Malaysia K000795509 No
Dec 1, 1984 Gibbs, L.S. [3039] Malaysia K000290590 Holotype Yes
Dransfield, S. [SD782] Malaysia K003900375 Yes
Topping, D.L. [310] Philippines K000290582 Unknown Type Material Yes
Melegrito [2493] Malaysia K003900381 Yes
Topping, D.L. [310] Philippines K000290583 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dransfield, S. [SD738] Malaysia K003900373 Yes
Keith, H.G. [1582] Malaysia K003900382 Yes
Widjaja, E.A. [EAW6677] Indonesia K000795508 No
G.D.H. [439] Malaysia K003900383 Yes
Jibrin Sibil [279] Malaysia K003900379 Yes
Jibrin Sibil [279] Malaysia K003900378 Yes
Saigol, P.; Sengalang, M. [1] Malaysia K000795497 No
Pearce, K. [1] Malaysia K000795499 No
Dransfield, S. [SD738] Malaysia K003900371 Yes
Dransfield, S. [SD782] Malaysia K003900374 Yes
Dransfield, S.; Mohamed, A.H.; Othman, A.R.; Data, M. [SD1180] Malaysia K000795500 No
Pearce, K. [s.n.] Malaysia K000795511 No
Wong, K.M. [FRI 28973] Malaysia K000795512 No
Keith, H.G. [1582] Malaysia K003900376 Yes
Wong, K.M. [FRI 28942] Malaysia K000795496 No
Melegrito [2493] Malaysia K003900380 Yes
Curran, H.M. [10177] Philippines K000290580 Type Yes
Curran, H.M. [10177] Philippines K000290581 Type Yes
Curran, H.M. [10177] Philippines K000290579 Type Yes
Dransfield, S. [SD738] Malaysia K003900372 Yes
Keith, H.G. [1582] Malaysia K003900377 Yes
Dransfield, S. [SD1181] Malaysia K000795555 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

    • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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