Valiha (plant)
Appearance
Valiha | |
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Type specimen of Valiha diffusa at the MNHN, Paris | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Bambusoideae |
Tribe: | Bambuseae |
Subtribe: | Hickeliinae |
Genus: | Valiha S.Dransf. |
Species | |
Valiha is a bamboo genus in the tribe Bambuseae found in Madagascar. The genus is named after a musical instrument, the valiha, which was formerly constructed from the culms of this plant.[1]
References
- ^ Dransfield, Soejatmi (1998). "Valiha and Cathariostachys, Two New Bamboo Genera (Gramineae-Bambusoideae) from Madagascar". Kew Bulletin. 53 (2): 375–397. doi:10.2307/4114503. JSTOR 4114503.
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