Valiha diffusa

Valiha diffusa is a bamboo species in the genus Valiha found in Madagascar.^[1]

Valiha diffusa
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
Genus:	Valiha
Species:	V. diffusa
Binomial name
Valiha diffusa S.Dransf.

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]