Oldeania alpina

Also known as African Alpine Bamboo, Highland Bamboo, Mountain Bamboo

African alpine bamboo forms dense, thicket-like belts along the high volcanic slopes and mist-wrapped mountains of the East African Rift. Its tall, woody stems reach high into cloud forest canopy, providing vital shelter and a key food source for mountain gorillas, golden monkeys, and montane birds. Entire stands bloom synchronously after decades of vegetative growth, producing seeds once before dying back to allow the next generation to sprout.