Cathariostachys madagascariensis

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Madagascar giant bamboo
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C. madagascariensis
Binomial name
Cathariostachys madagascariensis
S.Dransf., 1998
Synonyms
  • Cephalostachyum madagascariense A.Camus

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Cathariostachys madagascariensis, the Madagascar giant bamboo or Volohosy in Malagasy language, is a bamboo species 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]

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  2. http://www.edgeofexistence.org/mammals/species_info.php?id=23 152. Golden Bamboo Lemur (Hapalemur aureus)

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