Gigantochloa verticillata Munro

Gigantochloa (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Gigantochloa

Characteristics

Culms 8–15 m, 7–10 cm in diam.; internodes yellow striate, 28–42 cm, white or brown hispid; wall ca. 1.6 cm thick. Branches several, central dominant. Culm sheaths deciduous, green, yellow striate initially, later brown, leathery, initially densely white hispid, margins ciliate; auricles minute, inconspicuous; oral setae absent; ligule ca. 3 mm, irregularly serrate or fimbriate; blade reflexed. Leaf sheath initially pubescent; ligule 5–10 mm, entire; blade 24–47 × 3.5–7 cm. Inflorescence unknown.
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A bamboo. It grows 20-40 m high. It forms many tillers. The stems can be 25 cm thick. They have drooping tops. They are light green and have yellow stripes. The leaves are broadly sword shaped. They are 13-45 cm long by 2-7 cm wide.
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Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 15.0
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in tropical rainforests. It grows in the lowlands and up to 1,200 m above sea level.
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Not known in a truly wild location.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 3-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

The young shoots are eaten as a vegetable. They are bitter.
Uses charcoal environmental use food material social use
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Cultivation

Plants are grown from sections of the rhizome.
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Images

Gigantochloa verticillata unspecified picture

Distribution

Gigantochloa verticillata world distribution map, present in Brazil, China, Ecuador, Honduras, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:404020-1
WFO ID wfo-0000873074
COL ID 3G25V
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 447909
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Synonyms

Bambos verticillata Bambusa pseudoarundinacea Gigantochloa verticillata Bambusa excelsa Bambusa maxima Melocanna excelsa Nastus verticillatus Bambusa verticillata Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea