Gigantochloa sp. (ID?)

- THAILAND: introduced, in cultivation, rare; origin unrecorded, it is supposed to originate from Indonesia.

- Specimen: BS-0890 [N4] (living plant), of unrecorded origin, in cultivation at NanBamboo, Nan, northern Thailand, received from ต. น. as "Gigantochloa sp. Tiger Dot", 9 July 2016.
- Characteristics: Culm-internodes with blackish spots.
- Comments:
- (1) The origin of this plant is unknown, it can be from Indonesia, Malaysia, or Thailand.
- (2) Attempts to identify the species are postponed until the plant has reached a size sufficiently large for identification.

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