Gigantochloa atroviolacea

Gigantochloa atroviolacea

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: Gigantochloa
Species: Gigantochloa atroviolacea

Name edit

Gigantochloa atroviolacea Widjaja, 1987

Synonyms edit

  • Heterotypic
    • Gigantochloa atter var. nigra Gamble, Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 7: 61 (1896).

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
    • Regional: China
      • China South-Central, China Southeast
  • Continental: Asia-Tropical
    • Regional: Southeastern Asia
      • Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is.
    • Introduced into:
      • Bangladesh, Sumatera

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

References edit

Primary references edit

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

Vernacular names edit

English: Black bamboo
Bahasa Indonesia: Bambu hitam
Sunda: Awi wulung


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