Poaceae FAMILY

Gigantochloa ligulata

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Gigantochloa ligulata is a perennial, evergreen, clump-forming bamboo that can grow up to 15 metres tall. The erect, thick-walled, woody culms are 20 - 40mm in diameter with internodes 20 - 37cm long[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. , 992 Title The Gardens' Bulletin Vol. 16 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/Default.aspx Publisher The Botanic Gardens; Singapore Year 1958 ISBN Description A botanical journal - this issue includes a treatment of the Bamboos in Malaya and the Myristicaceae in Malaya. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is of considerable local economic importance, being commonly harvested from the wild for mainly local use. The plant is also sometimes grown as an ornamental[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Thailand, Malaysia.

HabitatOverlogged forest, margins of secondary forest and wastelands along roadsides, often on sandy soils; at elevations up to 1,500 metres[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].