Chusquea gigantea
Common name
Giant chusquea bamboo
Family
Poaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Monocotyledons
Conservation status
Not applicable
Brief description
Clumping bamboo with robust solid (not hollow) culms.
Flowering
Flowering near Whanganui, New Zealand in December 2018.
Fruiting
Self-established seedlings first seen in New Zealand in 2018 (vouchered Feb 2019).
Propagation technique
rooted culms; seed