Phyllostachys aurea is a bamboo species in the genus Phyllostachys

Phyllostachys

Phyllostachys is a genus of bamboo. The species are native to Asia with a large number of species found in Central China, but can now be found in many temperate and semi-tropical areas around the world as cultivated plants or escapes from cultivation...

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.

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"