Gigantochloa verticillata

Botanical Description

Gigantochloa verticillata is an evergreen, perennial, densely clump-forming, bamboo that can grow 7 - 30 metres tall. The centre of the clump is irregularly raised above the ground. The thin-walled, erect, woody culms can be 5 - 13 cm in diameter at the base, with internodes 40 - 60cm 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. , 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. , 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. ]. The plant is widely cultivated in Indonesia (Java, Bali, Sumatra, Mentawai Islands) both for food and as a source of materials. It has been introduced to Peninsular Malaysia and India[ 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. , 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ]. In Indonesia, this species is the second in importance after Gigantochloa apus and plays a prominent role in the rural economy. Local production and trade of culms and derived products are considerable, but no statistics are available[ 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. ]. The plant is also often grown as an ornamental[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].