Phyllostachys aurea
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Phyllostachys aurea

Phyllostachys aurea or "Golden Bamboo", is a bamboo species native to China and Vietnam. It is a graceful bamboo producing large clumps of bright green canes becoming yellowish with age and exposure. The culms are easily identified by their characteristic compressed internodes in the lower part of the canes which have a tortoiseshell-like appearance.

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Phyllostachys edulis
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Phyllostachys edulis

Phyllostachys edulis, commonly known as Moso Bamboo, or Tortoise-shell Bamboo, is a temperate species of giant timber bamboo native to China and Taiwan. It is the largest temperate bamboo on earth and the most economically important bamboo in China.

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Chimonobambusa
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Chimonobambusa

Bamboo species of the genus Chimonobambusa are running bamboos with swollen nodes that bear thorns in many species, they have 3 branches at the nodes.

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Phyllostachys
Bamboo Genera Stéphane Schröder Bamboo Genera Stéphane Schröder

Phyllostachys

Phyllostachys comes from 'phyllon', meaning leaf, and 'stachys', meaning spike. In China, where this bamboo grows native, it is also called Gangzhu Shu, meaning firm bamboo genus.

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Pseudosasa
Bamboo Genera Stéphane Schröder Bamboo Genera Stéphane Schröder

Pseudosasa

20 bamboo species are currently assigned to the genus Pseudosasa. These bamboos are small to medium running bamboo, originating in Japan, China, and Korea.

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