The correct name of this species is : Dendrocalamus giganteus (not gianteus).

Take a look at this :

1)Axillary shoot proliferation and in vitro flowering in an adult giant bamboo, Dendrocalamus giganteus Wall. Ex Munro S. M. S. D. Ramanayake , W. A. V. R. Wanniarachchi, T. M. A. Tennakoon.

2)Somatic embryogenesis and in vitro flowering of 3 species of bamboo

GR Rout, P Das - Plant cell reports, 1994 - Springer

3)Micropropagation of the giant bamboo (Dendrocalamus giganteus Munro) from nodal explants of field grown culms.S Ramanayake, K Yakandawala - Plant science, 1997 - Elsevier

4)Incidence of Flowering, Death and Phenology of Development in the Giant Bamboo (Dendrocalamus giganteusWall. ex Munro)

S Ramanayake, K Yakandawala - Annals of Botany, 1998 - Annals Botany Co.

Thank you,  Hani Aouissi.

I believe it was a typing error. Thanks, again!

With regards

Ankur J Saikia

Dendrocalamus giganteus (syn. Bambusa gigantea) is the tallest species of bamboo in the world hence also known as 'Dragon bamboo'. Flowering cycle occurs after about 40 years interval. This period may even go up to 76 years. You can go through the following literature:

Ramanayake, S.M.S.D. and K. Yakandawala (1998). Incidence of flowering, death and phenology of development in giant bamboo (Dendrocalamus giganteus Wall ex. Munro). Annals of Botany 82(6): 779-785.

Dear Ankur

Dendrocalamus giganteus (syn. Bambusa gigantea) of the Poaceae is the tallest bamboo of the world.   there is a lot of oppertunity to work on the flowering of this species like - 

1. This species flowers in a gap of 40 - 76 years then the biology of the flowering cycle can be study.

2. this species have some economic importance also so for the propagation somatic embryogenesis can be studied.

With regards

Sunit.