Pseudosasa japonica

Pseudosasa japonica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Pseudosasa
Species:
P. japonica
Binomial name
Pseudosasa japonica
Synonyms
  • Arundinaria japonica Siebold & Zucc. ex Steud.
  • Sasa japonica (Siebold & Zucc. ex Steud.) Makino
  • Yadakeya japonica (Siebold & Zucc. ex Steud.) Makino
  • Arundinaria japonica Siebold & Zucc. ex Steud.

Pseudosasa japonica, the arrow bamboo (Japanese: metake), is a species of bamboo in the grass family Poaceae native to Japan and Korea, but planted worldwide as a horticultural plant.