Musa beccarii

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Musa beccarii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Musaceae
Genus: Musa
Species:
M. beccarii
Binomial name
Musa beccarii
Subspecies[2]

Musa beccarii is a species of wild banana (genus Musa), found in Malaysia, in Sabah (in the northern part of the island of Borneo).[3][4] It is placed in section Callimusa (now including the former section Australimusa).[5] The flower bud is narrow, bright scarlet with green-tipped bracts. The fruit is green and thin.[6] The species is named after Italian naturalist Odoardo Beccari.[7]

References

  1. ^ Musa beccarii was first described and published in Kew Bulletin 14: 200. 1960. "Name - !Musa beccarii N.W.Simmonds", Tropicos, Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden (MOBOT), retrieved January 14, 2013
  2. ^ Musa beccarii subsp. beccarii is an autonym, a taxon name automatically created when there are discoveries of varieties, subspecies, etc. subsequent to the discovery of the original species; M. b. subsp. hottana was first described and published in Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica 56: 138. 2005. "Name - !Musa beccarii var. hottana Häkkinen". Tropicos. MOBOT. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
  3. ^ GRIN (November 18, 2009). "Musa beccarii information from NPGS/GRIN". Taxonomy for Plants. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
  4. ^ "Musa beccarii", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2013-01-14
  5. ^ 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. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |lastauthoramp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ 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 (ed.), Species Profiles for Pacific Island Agroforestry (PDF), Hōlualoa, Hawai'i: Permanent Agriculture Resources (PAR), retrieved 2013-01-10 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |lastauthoramp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ Crawford. "Ornamental Flowering Banana". Polynesian Produce Stand. Retrieved 2013-06-26.