Poaceae FAMILY

Cathariostachys madagascariensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

The leaf bases and shoots contain cyanide[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].

Botanical Description

Cathariostachys madagascariensis is an evergreen bamboo with elongated, long-necked rhizomes. A spreading plant, it does not form a clump but has scattered, single canes that can be up to 15 metres tall and 50 - 80cm (occasionally to 120cm) in diameter. The woody canes are hollow, with moderately thin walls and internodes 40 - 60cm long[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use of its canes.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - Madagascar.

HabitatForest, forest margins, disturbed forest or on open ground, at elevations of 800 - 1,000 metres[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].