What is "phyllostachys aurea"

gosan-chiku \gosan-chiku\ n. (Bot.) A small bamboo of Southeastern China ( Phyllostachys aurea) having slender culms flexuous when young.

Syn: fishpole bamboo, hotei-chiku, Phyllostachys aurea.

hotei-chiku \hotei-chiku\ n. A small bamboo ( Phyllostachys aurea) of Southeast China having slender culms flexuous when young.

Syn: fishpole bamboo, gosan-chiku, Phyllostachys aurea.

Phyllostachys aurea is a bamboo species of the 'clumping bamboo' type, belonging to the diverse Bambuseae tribe. It is native to Fujian and Zhejiang in China. It is commonly known by the names fishpole bamboo, golden bamboo, monk's belly bamboo and fairyland bamboo (Australia).