Musa muluensis

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

Musa muluensis is a plant in the banana and plantain family. It is native to tropical Asia; found only in Sarawak in Malaysia.[2]

Collection history

In 1964, specimens of the leaves, fruits, and flowers of M. muluensis were first collected for botanical analysis. They were collected from somewhere along the Sungai Payau stream at the foot of Mount Mulu on the island of Borneo in Sarawak state, Malaysia, at an elevation between 50–100 meters. The collector was Mitsuru Hotta, the same botanist who later named it.[3] The Latin name, translated to English means "banana (or plantain) species originating from [Mount] Mulu."

References

  1. ^  Musa muluensis was first described and published in Shokubutsu Kenkyu Zasshi [Journal of Japanese Botany] Tokyo xlii. 345 (1967). "Plant Name Details for Musa muluensis". IPNI. http://www.ipni.org:80/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=584970-1. Retrieved May 24, 2011. "Notes: Borneo" 
  2. ^  GRIN (November 18, 2009). "Musa muluensis 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?458649. Retrieved May 24, 2011. 
  3. ^ "Specimen: K000292215". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://apps.kew.org/herbcat/detailsQuery.do?imageId=163615&pageCode=1&presentPage=1&queryId=1&sessionId=3DA1701A4F1A263CB1A42233056D3315&barcode=K000292215. Retrieved May 24, 2011. "Sarawak 4th Division Along Sungai Payau from S. Melinau paku to Rubang Payau, foot of G[unung] Mulu" 

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