Cathariostachys madagascariensis

Cathariostachys madagascariensis, the Madagascar giant bamboo or volohosy in Malagasy language, is a bamboo species found in Madagascar.

Madagascar giant bamboo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Cathariostachys
Species:
C. madagascariensis
Binomial name
Cathariostachys madagascariensis
S.Dransf., 1998
Synonyms
  • Cephalostachyum madagascariense A.Camus

It is the main food source for the bamboo lemurs, especially the golden bamboo lemur.[1] It contains cyanide, particularly in its growing shoots.[2]

References

  1. Ballhorn, DJ; Kautz, S; Rakotoarivelo, FP (2009). "Quantitative variability of cyanogenesis in Cathariostachys madagascariensis-the main food plant of bamboo lemurs in Southeastern Madagascar". American Journal of Primatology. 71 (4): 305–15. doi:10.1002/ajp.20653. PMID 19132732.
  2. http://www.edgeofexistence.org/mammals/species_info.php?id=23 152. Golden Bamboo Lemur (Hapalemur aureus)


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