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Golden Bamboo🌾
Phyllostachys aurea
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A medium-sized bamboo of the Poaceae family named because the internodes of its culms swell unevenly, resembling the belly of the deity Hotei. Native to China, it is planted as an ornamental.
Identification Points
- ✓稈の節間下部がふくらむ
- ✓稈は黄緑〜黄色
- ✓中型のタケで高さ5〜10m
Habitat
本州・四国・九州の植栽（中国原産）
Season
通年
3D Specimen Model
Kyushu University, Shikano Lab (CC0)
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Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf margin
Entire
Petal fusion
Free
Leaf dissection
Undivided
Ovary position
Superior
Phylogenetic Positionイネ科 →
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Monocots > Commelinids > Poales > Poaceae
Divergence Era
Late Cretaceous to Paleogene (approx. 80–70 million years ago)
Sources & References
🤖Claude AI
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