Gigantochloa albociliata (Munro) Kurz

Culms 6–10 m, 2–5 cm in diam.; internodes 20–35 cm, white hispid; wall thick. Branches several, subequal. Culm sheaths deciduous, brown, 18–22 cm, leathery, initially sparsely dark brown hispid, glabrous in age; auricles absent; ligule 10–25 mm, irregularly serrate; blade erect. Ultimate branches with ca. 11 leaves. Leaf sheath initially pubescent, glabrous in age; ligule 1.5–3.5 mm, ciliate; blade 15–20 × 1.5–2.5 cm. Inflorescence on leafless branches. Pseudospikelets 10–20 per head. Spikelets 1.5–2 × 0.1–0.15 cm; florets 1 or 2. Glumes 2 or 3, ovate, white ciliate; lemma margins white ciliate; palea shorter than lemma. Anthers yellow. Ovary narrowly ovoid; style 6–7 mm; stigmas 1(or 2). Caryopsis unknown.

A tropical plant. It grows in tropical rainforests between 500-800 m above sea level in Yunnan in China. In Thailand it grows between 150-800 m above sea level.

The young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable. They are boiled as a vegetable and used in curries.

It can be grown by seeds or cuttings.