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Cathariostachys madagascariensis (Madagascar giant bamboo)

Synonyms: Cephalostachyum madagascariense (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

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.
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Attributes

Structure [1]  Grass

Predators

Hapalemur aureus (golden bamboo lemur)[2]
Hapalemur griseus (bamboo lemur)[2]
Prolemur simus (greater bamboo lemur)[2]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 2Group Composition, Home Range Size, and Diet of Three Sympatric Bamboo Lemur Species (Genus Hapalemur) in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar, Chia L. Tan, International Journal of Primatology, Vol.20, No. 4, 1999, pp. 547-566
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0