Musa ochracea

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

Musa ochracea is a plant in the banana and plantain family native to tropical Asia (in India).[2] The specific epithet, "ochracea", is a Latin word meaning "ochracaceous" (ochre-colored).

References

  1. ^  Musa ochracea was first described and published in Kew Bulletin. Kew, England xvii. 461 (1964). "Plant Name Details for Musa ochracea". IPNI. http://www.ipni.org:80/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=584972-1. Retrieved June 13, 2011. "Notes: India vel Pakistan. Illus" 
  2. ^  GRIN (November 18, 2009). "Musa ochracea 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?458667. Retrieved June 13, 2011.