Musa hirta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Zingiberales |
Family: | Musaceae |
Genus: | Musa |
Section: | Musa sect. Callimusa |
Species: | M. hirta |
Binomial name | |
Musa hirta Becc. |
Musa hirta is a tropical Asian species of plant in the banana family native to Sarawak on the island of Borneo, in Malaysia. It is one of fourteen species of Musa endemic to the island of Borneo. It is placed in section Callimusa (now including the former section Australimusa), having a diploid chromosome number of 2n = 20.
References
- Musa hirta was first described and published in Nelle Foreste di Borneo 624. 1902. "Name - Musa hirta Becc". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
- "Musa hirta". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
- Markku Häkkinen. "Endemic Callimusa species of Borneo" (PDF). International Congress on Musa. Kotka, Finland: MusaLit.org. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
- Wong, C.; Kiew, R.; Argent, G.; Set, O.; Lee, S.K. & Gan, Y.Y. (2002), "Assessment of the Validity of the Sections in Musa (Musaceae) using ALFP", Annals of Botany, 90 (2): 231–238, doi:10.1093/aob/mcf170, PMC 4240415, PMID 12197520
Taxon identifiers | |
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Musa hirta |
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