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Useful Tropical Plants

Gigantochloa macrostachya

Kurz

Poaceae

+ Synonyms

Bambusa macrostachya Kurz

Gigantochloa kachinensis E.G.Camus

Gigantochloa kathaensis E.G.Camus

Gigantochloa mogaungensis E.G.Camus

Gigantochloa tekserah E.G.Camus

Gigantochloa toungooensis E.G.Camus

Gigantochloa wanet E.G.Camus

Gigantochloa wunthoensis E.G.Camus

Gigantochloa yunzalinensis E.G.Camus

Oxytenanthera macrostachya Brandis

Common Name:

Gigantochloa macrostachya
Drawing of the leaves and flowers
Photograph by: Annals of the Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta, vol. 7: t. 54 (1891)
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General Information

Gigantochloa macrostachya is an evergreen, perennial, clump-forming bamboo growing 10 - 16 metres tall. The thin-walled, erect, woody culms are 6 - 10mm in diameter with internodes 40 - 80cm long.
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

633
Title
Annals of the Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta. Vol. 7
Publication
 
Author
Gamble J.S.
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
Bengal Secretariat Press; Calcutta.
Year
1896
ISBN
 
Description
A very comprehensive listing of the bamboos of India, as they were known at the end of the 19th Century. Includes some information on plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.

Range

E. Asia - northeast India, Bangladesh, Myanmar.

Habitat

Not known

Properties

Other Uses Rating *  *
HabitEvergreen Bamboo
Height13.00 m
PollinatorsWind
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details



Bamboos have an interesting method of growth. Each plant produces a number of new stems annually - these stems grow to their maximum height in their first year of growth, subsequent growth in the stem being limited to the production of new side branches and leaves. In the case of some mature tropical species the new stem could be as much as 30 metres tall, with daily increases in height of 30cm or more during their peak growth time. This makes them some of the fastest-growing species in the world[
K
Title
Plants for a Future
Author
Ken Fern
Description
Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
].
Bamboos in general are usually monocarpic, living for many years before flowering, then flowering and seeding profusely for a period of 1 - 3 years before usually dying. Bamboos in general are usually monocarpic, living for many years before flowering, then flowering and seeding profusely for a period of 1 - 3 years before usually dying. This pattern can vary - sometimes flowering is sporadic, with plants flowering annually and not dying; at other times it is gregarious with all the plants in a specific species coming into flower at the same time. Gregarious flowering of this species has been ovserved, but the only record we can find was in 1862[
361
Title
Bamboos of India: A Compendium
Publication
 
Author
Seethalakshmi K.K., Muktesh Kumar M.S.
Website
http://www.inbar.int/publication/txt/tr17/default.htm
Publisher
Brill.
Year
2002
ISBN
8186247254
Description
A very good book giving botanical descriptions of the plants with brief notes on subjects such as uses, habitat and range. It is also available to view on the Internet.
].

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The culms are used for construction and are split for making baskets, mats etc[
361
Title
Bamboos of India: A Compendium
Publication
 
Author
Seethalakshmi K.K., Muktesh Kumar M.S.
Website
http://www.inbar.int/publication/txt/tr17/default.htm
Publisher
Brill.
Year
2002
ISBN
8186247254
Description
A very good book giving botanical descriptions of the plants with brief notes on subjects such as uses, habitat and range. It is also available to view on the Internet.
].

Propagation

Seed -
Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2024-03-29. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Gigantochloa+macrostachya>

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