Musa hirta

Musa hirta
Musa hirta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Musaceae
Genus: Musa
Species: M. hirta
Binomial name
Musa hirta
Becc.[1]

Musa hirta is a tropical Asian species of plant in the banana family native to Sarawak on the island of Borneo, in Malaysia.[2] It is one of fourteen species of Musa endemic to the island of Borneo.[3]

References

  1. ^  Musa hirta was first described and published in Nelle Foreste di Borneo [In the Forests of Borneo] 624. 1902. "Name - Musa hirta Becc.". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/100226254. Retrieved May 25, 2011. 
  2. ^  GRIN (November 19, 2009). "Musa hirta 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?458640. Retrieved May 25, 2011. 
  3. ^ Markku Häkkinen. "Endemic Callimusa species of Borneo". International Congress on Musa. Kotka, Finland: MusaLit.org. http://www.musalit.org/pdf/IN050503_en.pdf. Retrieved May 25, 2011. 


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