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Cathariostachys madagascariensis, the Madagascar giant bamboo, volohosy, or voloto in Malagasy language, is a bamboo species found in Madagascar.
C. madagascariense is endemic to the interior of Madagascar and can be found in lower montane forests, at forest margins, in disturbed forest, or in areas of open ground at elevations between 800 and 1,000 metres (2,600 and 3,300 ft). It is found principally in the central (Analamazaotra and around Moramunga, east of the capital Antananarivo) and southeast (Ranomafana National Park and around Ifanadiana) regions where it receives sufficient rainfall.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cathariostachys madagascariensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
