- Phyllostachys aurea
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Phyllostachys aurea Phyllostachys aurea Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Monocots (unranked): Commelinids Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Subfamily: Bambusoideae Supertribe: Bambusodae Tribe: Bambuseae Subtribe: Shibataeinae Genus: Phyllostachys Species: P. aurea Binomial name Phyllostachys aurea
Riviere & C.Riviere
Bull. Soc. Natl. Acclim. France sér. 3, 5:716, fig. 36. 1878Subspecies See text
Synonyms Bambusa aurea
Phyllostachys aurea is a bamboo species in the genus Phyllostachys native to China and introduced in Japan. It is also a garden ornamental, and the most commonly cultivated bamboo in the United States, where they grow very aggressively in the southern, warm and moist climates.[1]
Vernacular names
Fairyland bamboo (Aust.), Fish-pole bamboo, Golden bamboo, Fishpole bamboo, Monk's belly bamboo
Subspecies
- Phyllostachys aurea "Flavescens inversa"
- Phyllostachys aurea "Holochrysa"
- Phyllostachys aurea "Koi"
References
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