Valiha diffusa

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Valiha diffusa
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Type specimen of Valiha diffusa at the MNHN, Paris
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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. [1]

Valiha diffusa is a locally useful wild source of construction material. [2] The Madagascan valiha is a stringed tube zither traditionally made from the bamboo. [3]

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