Musa tuberculata

Musa tuberculata is a tropical Asian species of plant in the banana family native to the Malesian region (Brunei).[1] It is one of fourteen species of Musa endemic to the island of Borneo.[2] The specific epithet "tuberculata" is from the Latin meaning "covered with minute tubercles". M. tuberculata is placed in section Callimusa (now including the former section Australimusa), members of which have a diploid chromosome number of 2n = 20.[3]

Musa tuberculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Musaceae
Genus: Musa
Section: Musa sect. Callimusa
Species:
M. tuberculata
Binomial name
Musa tuberculata

References

  1.  J. Jap. Bot. 42:347. 1967 "Musa tuberculata". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
  2. Markku Häkkinen. "Endemic Callimusa species of Borneo" (PDF). International Congress on Musa. Kotka, Finland: MusaLit.org. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
  3. 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


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