EPPO Global Database

Dendrocalamus giganteus(DDCGI)

Overview
Code created in: 1996-10-28

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: DDCGI
  • Preferred name: Dendrocalamus giganteus
  • Authority: Munro

Notes

Himalayas, India, Indochina (Myanmar, Laos), China. The tallest bamboo (to 35 m). Introduced in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indochina (Thailand, Cambodia,Vietnam) Malesia (Malaya, Sumatra, Java), China (Taiwan), Madagascar, Ecuador


Common names
Name Language
giant bamboo English
Riesenbambus German
bambou géant French
bambú gigante de Birmania Spanish
bambù gigante Italian
reuzenbamboe Dutch
bambu-balde Portuguese
bambu-gigante Portuguese
jättebambu Swedish
дендрокаламус гигантский Russian
lóng zhú Chinese
龙竹 Chinese