Valiha diffusa is a bamboo species in the genus Valiha found in Madagascar.[1]
| Valiha diffusa | |
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| Type specimen of Valiha diffusa at the MNHN, Paris | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Valiha |
| Species: | V. diffusa
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| 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
edit- ^ "JSTOR". JSTOR 4114503.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Valiha diffusa on database.prota.org
- ^ Bamboo uses on www.kew.org
