Valiha diffusa | |
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Type specimen of Valiha diffusa at the MNHN, Paris | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
(unranked): | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Bambusoideae |
Tribe: | Bambuseae |
Genus: | Valiha |
Species: | V. diffusa |
Binomial name | |
Valiha diffusa S.Dransf. |
Valiha diffusa is a bamboo species in the genus Valiha found in Madagascar.
Valiha diffusa is a locally useful wild source of construction material. The Madagascan valiha is a stringed tube zither traditionally made from the bamboo.