Musa borneensis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Musaceae |
| Genus: | Musa |
| Section: | Musa sect. Callimusa |
| Species: | M. borneensis
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Musa borneensis is a species of wild banana (genus Musa), native to the island of Borneo,[2] in the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak.[3] It is placed in section Callimusa (now including the former section Australimusa), having a diploid chromosome number of 2n = 20.[4]
Musa borneensis has a slender psudostem which reaches up to 3.5 m high at maturity, with up to 9 suckers. It grows in lowland rain forests from 27 to 300 metres elevation.[1]
Musa flavida M.Hotta is now considered to be only a variety of this species, M. borneensis var. flavida.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Allen, R. (2019). "Musa borneensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T121033057A121033230. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Musa borneensis", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2013-01-17
- ^ "Musa borneensis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Musa flavida", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2013-01-18
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