Gigantochloa levis

Gigantochloa levis

Taxonavigation

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 levis

Name

Gigantochloa levis (Blanco) Merr., 1916

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Bambusa levis Blanco, Fl. Filip.: 272 (1837).
• Homotypic
  • Arundarbor levis (Blanco) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 761 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Gigantochloa scribneriana Merr., Philipp. J. Sci. 1(Suppl.): 390 (1906).
  • Dendrocalamus curranii Gamble, Philipp. J. Sci., C 5: 271 (1910).
  • Gigantochloa heteroclada Stapf, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 42: 190 (1914).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China South-Central, China Southeast Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Borneo, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Vietnam Introduced into: Taiwan References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Merrill, E.D. , 1916. American Journal of Botany. Lancaster, PA 3:61.

Additional references

• 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

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Gigantochloa levis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 August 23. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Gigantochloa levis. 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 23. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Gigantochloa levis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 August 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Gigantochloa levis. Published online. Accessed: August 23 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Gigantochloa levis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: poring bamboo, smooth-shoot gigantochloa
Bahasa Melayu: Buluh beting
中文: 毛笋竹

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