| Javanese wild banana | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Musaceae |
| Genus: | Musa |
| Section: | Musa sect. Callimusa |
| Species: | M. salaccensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Musa salaccensis Zoll. ex Kurz | |
Musa salaccensis, commonly called Javanese wild banana, is a Malesian tropical species of plant in the banana family native to the islands of Sumatra and Java, in Indonesia. It is placed in section Callimusa (now including the former section Australimusa), members of which have a diploid chromosome number of 2n = 20.
Uses
The terminal inflorescences and male flower buds are edible, and can be cooked, or used as an ingredient in salads.
References
- Allen, R. & Plummer, J. (2020). "Musa salaccensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T121033060A121033235. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
- ^ Species original description is in J. Agric. Soc. India 14:301. 1867. "Musa salaccensis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
- Prof. Snow Barlow (July 19, 2002). "Sorting Musa Names". Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database. University of Melbourne. Retrieved July 7, 2010.
- 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
- 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. doi:10.17348/era.7.0.179-197. 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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