Musa tuberculata

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

Musa tuberculata is a tropical Asian species of plant in the banana family native to the Malesian region (Brunei).[1] It is one of fourteen species of Musa endemic to the island of Borneo.[2] The specific epithet "tuberculata" is from the Latin meaning "covered with minute tubercles".

References

  1. ^ a b  J. Jap. Bot. 42:347. 1967 GRIN (Nov 18, 2009). "Musa tuberculata 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?458657. Retrieved May 25, 2011. 
  2. ^ 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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