Dendrocalamus giganteus

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Bambusoideae
Tribus: Bambuseae
Subtribus: Bambusinae
Genus: Dendrocalamus
Species: Dendrocalamus giganteus

Name[edit]

Dendrocalamus giganteus Munro, 1868

Synonyms[edit]

Homotypic
- Sinocalamus giganteus (Munro) Keng f. in Y.L.Keng, Clav. Gen. Sp. Gram. Prim. Sin.: 157 (1957).
Heterotypic
- Bambusa gigantea Wall., Numer. List: n.° 79 (1829), nom. nud.

Distribution[edit]

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Indian subcontinent
  - Assam, East Himalaya, India
- Regional: China
  - China South-Central
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Laos
- Regional: Southeastern Asia
  - Myanmar
- Introduced into:
  - Bangladesh, Cambodia, Comoros, Ecuador, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Mauritius, Nepal, Puerto Rico, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Vietnam

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References[edit]

Primary references[edit]

Munro, W., 1868. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. London 26:150.

Additional references[edit]

Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links[edit]

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Dendrocalamus giganteus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 August 22. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Dendrocalamus giganteus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 August 22. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Dendrocalamus giganteus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 August 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Dendrocalamus giganteus. Published online. Accessed: August 22 2022.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Dendrocalamus giganteus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names[edit]

башҡортса: Buluh betong Burma
català: Bambú de Ceilan
čeština: dendrokalamus obrovský
English: giant bamboo
español: bambú gigante
magyar: Óriásbambusz
日本語: kyo-chiku
မြန်မာဘာသာ: ဝါးပိုး
Nederlands: Reuzenbamboe
polski: Dendrokalamus olbrzymi
português: Bambu-gigante, bambu-balde
svenska: jättebambu
中文: 荖濃巨竹, 印度麻竹

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