Musa gracilis
| Musa gracilis | |
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| Musa gracilis growing at the Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden in Chiang Mai, Thailand | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Musaceae |
| Genus: | Musa |
| Species: | M. gracilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Musa gracilis Holttum[1] | |
Musa gracilis is a species of wild banana (genus Musa), native to Peninsular Malaysia.[1] It is placed in section Callimusa (now including the former section Australimusa), having a diploid chromosome number of 2n = 20.[2] It grows to less than 2 m (7 ft) tall. It has an upright pink-purple bud and produces narrow fruits (bananas), which have magenta and green stripes.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Musa gracilis", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2013-01-18
- ↑ Wong, C.; Kiew, R.; Argent, G.; Set, O.; Lee, S.K. & Gan, Y.Y. (2002), "Assessment of the Validity of the Sections in Musa (Musaceae) using ALFP", Annals of Botany, 90 (2): 231–238, doi:10.1093/aob/mcf170
- ↑ Ploetz, R.C.; Kepler, A.K.; Daniells, J. & Nelson, S.C. (2007), "Banana and Plantain: An Overview with Emphasis on Pacific Island Cultivars", in Elevitch, C.R., Species Profiles for Pacific Island Agroforestry (PDF), Hōlualoa, Hawai'i: Permanent Agriculture Resources (PAR), retrieved 2013-01-10
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