Biology:Valiha (plant)

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Short description: Genus of grasses

Valiha
Valiha diffusa MNHN-P-P00754007.jpg
Type specimen of Valiha diffusa at the MNHN, Paris
Scientific classification e
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 diffusa
Valiha perrieri

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

  1. Dransfield, Soejatmi (1998). "Valiha and Cathariostachys, Two New Bamboo Genera (Gramineae-Bambusoideae) from Madagascar". Kew Bulletin 53 (2): 375–397. doi:10.2307/4114503. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7911694 entry