Jump to content

Valiha diffusa

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by ShortDescBot (talk | contribs) at 18:22, 2 March 2021 (ShortDescBot adding short description "Species of grass"). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

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