Madagascar giant bamboo | |
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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 |
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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. It contains cyanide, particularly in its growing shoots.