Tree
Gigantochloa Atroviolacea
Gigantochloa atroviolacea Widjaja
Java and Bali
A large clumping tropical bamboo of the wet tropics, known in Indonesia as bambu hitam, black bamboo, for the dark purple-black colour its culms take on. It is a member of the grass family.
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1on the estate
0carrying a tag
0sponsored
FamilyPoaceae
Also known asBlack bamboo, Javanese black bamboo, Gigantochloa Atroviolacea (common name missing)
Native toJava and the Lesser Sunda Islands (Bali), and to southern Yunnan and Hong Kong in China; introduced to Sumatra, Myanmar and Bangladesh
| Tag | Garden area | Zone | Planted | Status | Sponsored | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | 5 July 2019 | Planted | — | 4.0 |
1 of these has no tag yet; it will be numbered when the garden team re-tags the estate.