Gigantochloa ligulata Gamble

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Gigantochloa

Characteristics

A bamboo. It grows 6-7 m tall. The stems are 2-3 cm across. The young internodes and stout dark hairs and soft white hairs. The stems are green and can be streaked with lighter green. The culm sheaths are 22 cm long and thin.
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Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
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Mature height (meter) 8.0 - 8.5
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Environment

Overlogged forest, margins of secondary forest and wastelands along roadsides, often on sandy soils; at elevations up to 1,500 metres.
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It is a tropical plant. In Thailand it grows up to 600 m above sea level. It is usually in disturbed sites.
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Edible shoots
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Distribution

Gigantochloa ligulata world distribution map, present in Thailand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:404005-1
WFO ID wfo-0000873030
COL ID 3G24M
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Synonyms

Gigantochloa ligulata