Musa gracilis

Musa gracilis
	Musa gracilis growing at the Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden in Chiang Mai, Thailand
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Zingiberales
Family:	Musaceae
Genus:	Musa
Section:	Musa sect. Callimusa
Species:	M. gracilis
Binomial name
	Musa gracilis; Holttum

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]

Gallery

Musa gracilis, Singapore Botanic Gardens

References

^ ^a ^b "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, PMC 4240415, PMID 12197520 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |lastauthoramp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
^ 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)

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[WCSP_254827-1] "Musa gracilis", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2013-01-18

[Wong02-2] 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, PMC 4240415, PMID 12197520 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |lastauthoramp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)

[Ploe07-3] 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)

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