Gigantochloa is a genus of giant clumping bamboos in the grass family Poaceae. Its native range is from India east to southern China and through Southeast Asia to New Guinea.
Species , Plants of the World Online accepts the following 71 species:
In 2026, a new species Gigantochloa falcihumeris was described from China.
Formerly included here G. heterostachya – now Bambusa heterostachya G. latispiculata – now Bambusa heterostachya G. maxima – now Bambusa bambos G. merrilliana – now Dendrocalamus merrillianus G. novoguineensis – now Neololeba atra G. sinuata – now Dendrocalamus sinuatus G. stocksii – now Pseudoxytenanthera stocksii G. tabindaing – now Bambusa villosula
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