Musa lawitiensis

Musa lawitiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Musaceae
Genus: Musa
Species: M. lawitiensis
Binomial name
Musa lawitiensis
Nasution & Supard.[1]

Musa lawitiensis is a species of wild banana (genus Musa), native to the island of Borneo[1] (both the Indonesian and Malaysian portions).[2] It is placed in section Callimusa (now including the former section Australimusa), having a diploid chromosome number of 2n = 20.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Musa lawitiensis", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2013-01-18
  2. GRIN (2009-11-18), "Musa lawitiensis information from NPGS/GRIN", Taxonomy for Plants, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, retrieved 2013-01-23
  3. 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
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