Valiha (plant) explained
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]
Notes and References
- Dransfield . Soejatmi . 1998 . Valiha and Cathariostachys, Two New Bamboo Genera (Gramineae-Bambusoideae) from Madagascar . Kew Bulletin . 53 . 2 . 375–397 . 4114503 . 10.2307/4114503. 1998KewBu..53..375D .