Valiha diffusa is a bamboo species in the genus Valiha found in Madagascar.[1]

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

References

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  1. ^ "JSTOR". JSTOR 4114503. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ Valiha diffusa on database.prota.org
  3. ^ Bamboo uses on www.kew.org