Cathariostachys madagascariensis

Cathariostachys madagascariensis
Cathariostachys madagascariensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Bambusoideae
Tribe: Bambuseae
Genus: Cathariostachys
Species: C. madagascariensis
Binomial name
Cathariostachys madagascariensis
S.Dransf., 1998
Synonyms

Cephalostachyum madagascariense A.Camus

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

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. ^ Quantitative variability of cyanogenesis in Cathariostachys madagascariensis-the main food plant of bamboo lemurs in Southeastern Madagascar. Ballhorn DJ, Kautz S, Rakotoarivelo FP.Am J Primatol. 2009 Apr;71(4):305-15. PubMed
  2. ^ http://www.edgeofexistence.org/mammals/species_info.php?id=23 152. Golden Bamboo Lemur (Hapalemur aureus)

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