Musa beccarii
Appearance
Musa beccarii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Zingiberales |
Family: | Musaceae |
Genus: | Musa |
Species: | M. beccarii
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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
- ^ 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 2013-01-14
- ^ 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 2013-01-14
- ^ GRIN (2009), "Musa beccarii information from NPGS/GRIN", Taxonomy for Plants, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, retrieved 2013-01-14
- ^ "Musa beccarii", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2013-01-14
- ^ 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
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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
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