Valiha diffusa

Valiha diffusa
Type specimen of Valiha diffusa at the MNHN, Paris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Valiha
Species:
V. diffusa
Binomial name
Valiha diffusa

Valiha diffusa is a bamboo species in the genus Valiha found in Madagascar.

Valiha diffusa is a locally useful wild source of construction material. The Madagascan valiha is a stringed tube zither traditionally made from the bamboo.

References

  1. ↑ Dransfield, Soejatmi. "Valiha and Cathariostachys, Two New Bamboo Genera (Gramineae-Bambusoideae) from Madagascar". Kew Bulletin. 53 (2). Springer Nature. JSTOR 4114503.
  2. ↑ Valiha diffusa on database.prota.org
  3. ↑ Bamboo uses on www.kew.org