Gigantochloa pruriens Widjaja

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Gigantochloa

Characteristics

A bamboo. It forms clumps. It grows 15 m tall. The stalks are 6-12 cm across. They are bluish-green. The sheath has dark brown hairs. The blade is broadly sword shaped and it is hairy underneath. The flowers can be on the leafless or leafy branches.
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Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
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Mature height (meter) 13.5
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It is a tropical plant. It grows up to 400 m above sea level.
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Lowland areas, at elevations up to 400 metres.
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Edible shoots
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Cultivation

It is grown from cuttings of the culms.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:931833-1
WFO ID wfo-0000873051
COL ID 3G259
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Synonyms

Gigantochloa pruriens