- Musa salaccensis
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Javanese wild banana Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Monocots (unranked): Commelinids Order: Zingiberales Family: Musaceae Genus: Musa Species: M. salaccensis Binomial name Musa salaccensis
Zoll. ex Kurz [1]Musa salaccensis, commonly called Javanese wild banana,[2] is a Malesian tropical species of plant in the banana family native to the islands of Sumatra and Java, in Indonesia.[1]
Uses
The terminal inflorescenses and male flower buds are edible, and can be cooked, or used as an ingredient in salads.[3]
References
- ^ a b Species original description is in J. Agric. Soc. India 14:301. 1867. GRIN (Nov 18, 2009). "Musa salaccensis 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?458668. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
- ^ Prof. Snow Barlow (July 19, 2002). "Sorting Musa Names". Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database. University of Melbourne. http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/new/Musa.html. Retrieved July 7, 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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