- Musa alinsanaya
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Musa alinsanaya Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Monocots (unranked): Commelinids Order: Zingiberales Family: Musaceae Genus: Musa Species: M. alinsanaya Binomial name Musa alinsanaya
R.V.Valmayor [1][2]Musa alinsanaya is a Malesian tropical species of plant in the banana family native to the Philippines.[2]
Uses
Traditionally the plant fibers of the petiole and pseudostem are used in the making of various ropes and strings.[3]
References
- ^ Species original description is in R. V. Valmayor et al., The Philippine Agricultural Scientist 87:117. 2004; The holotype is catalogued at the Herbarium, and the Musa Germplasm Bank of Leyte State University. "Plant Name Details for Musa alinsanaya". IPNI. http://www.ipni.org:80/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=77079945-1. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
- ^ a b GRIN (Nov 18, 2009). "Musa alinsanaya information from NPGS/GRIN". Taxonomy for Plants. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?460092. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
- ^ Jean Kennedy (July 30, 2009). "Bananas and People in the Homeland of Genus Musa: Not Just a Pretty Fruit" (PDF). Ethnobotany Research & Applications 7: 179—197. http://www.ethnobotanyjournal.org/vol7/i1547-3465-07-179.pdf. Retrieved July 6, 2010. NOTE: A TEXT version of this article can be found via the University of Hawaii at Manoa, at this web address.
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