Cathariostachys madagascariensis
| Madagascar giant bamboo | |
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| Species: | C. madagascariensis
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| 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.[1] It contains cyanide, particularly in its growing shoots.[2]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ http://www.edgeofexistence.org/mammals/species_info.php?id=23 152. Golden Bamboo Lemur (Hapalemur aureus)
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