Fishpole Bamboo
Phyllostachys aurea
- Found in India
- Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan
How to identify Fishpole Bamboo
Identify Fishpole Bamboo by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Compressed lower internodes, running bamboo (fishpole bamboo).
- Confirm fruit surface: Smooth, not spiny.
- In India, compare location records such as Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan.
- Confirm it sits within the Poaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Fishpole Bamboo.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Phyllostachys aurea
- Genus
- Phyllostachys
- Family
- Poaceae
- Found in India
- Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Poaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit surface
- Smooth, not spinyrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Grain
Characters marked “recorded” are for Fishpole Bamboo itself; the rest are typical of the Poaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Fishpole Bamboo
Fishpole bamboo (Phyllostachys aurea) belongs to the Poaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and Rajasthan.
Uses
Locally it is planted as an ornamental.
Poaceae
Grass family
Fishpole Bamboo belongs to the Poaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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