Poaceae
Sulphur bamboo
Phyllostachys sulphurea
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Phyllostachys
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 金竹, 黄皮绿筋竹, 刚竹
- English
- Sulphur bamboo
- Esperanto
- Verdtiga giganta bambuo
- French
- Sulfurea
Synonyms
- Bambusa sulfurea Carrière
- Bambusa sulphurea Carrière
- Phyllostachys aureosulcata f. sulphurea (Carrière) S.Y.He
- Phyllostachys chlorina T.H.Wen
- Phyllostachys faberi Rendle
- Phyllostachys mitis var. sulphurea (Carrière) J.Houz.
- Phyllostachys reticulata var. sulphurea (Carrière) Makino
- Phyllostachys striata var. sulphurea (Carrière) Nakai
- Phyllostachys sulphurea f. houzeauana (C.D.Chu & C.S.Chao) C.S.Chao & Renvoize
- Phyllostachys sulphurea f. laqueata (T.H.Wen) Ohrnb.
- Phyllostachys sulphurea f. robertii C.S.Chao & Renvoize
- Phyllostachys sulphurea f. tricolor G.H.Lai
- Phyllostachys sulphurea f. viridis (R.A.Young) Ohrnb.
- Phyllostachys sulphurea f. viridisulcata (P.X.Zhang) P.X.Zhang
- Phyllostachys sulphurea f. youngii (C.D.Chu & C.S.Chao) Y.L.Ding ex G.H.Lai
- Phyllostachys sulphurea var. sulphurea
- Phyllostachys sulphurea var. viridis R.A.Young
- Phyllostachys villosa T.H.Wen
- Phyllostachys viridis (R.A.Young) McClure
- Phyllostachys viridis f. aurata T.H.Wen
- Phyllostachys viridis f. houzeauana C.D.Chu & C.S.Chao
- Phyllostachys viridis f. laqueata T.H.Wen
- Phyllostachys viridis f. surata T.H.Wen
- Phyllostachys viridis f. viridisulcata P.X.Chang
- Phyllostachys viridis f. youngii C.D.Chu & C.S.Chao
- Phyllostachys viridis var. holochrysa A.H.Lawson
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Halowand, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.