Biology:Musa × alinsanaya

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Musa × alinsanaya
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Musaceae
Genus: Musa
Section: Musa sect. Callimusa
Species:
M. × alinsanaya
Binomial name
Musa × alinsanaya
R.V.Valmayor[1][2]

Musa × alinsanaya is a Malesian tropical plant in the banana family (Musaceae), native to the Philippines .[2] Only formally named in 2004, it is considered to be a hybrid between Musa banksii and Musa textilis.[3][4] The flower bud is shiny green with purple inside. It produces small fruit with a high proportion of seeds.[5]

Uses

Traditionally the plant fibers of the petiole and pseudostem are used in the making of various ropes and strings.[6]

References

  1. "Plant Name Details for Musa alinsanaya". IPNI. http://www.ipni.org:80/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=77079945-1.  The original description is in R. V. Valmayor et al., The Philippine Agricultural Scientist 87:117. 2004. The holotype is catalogued at the Herbarium, and the Musa Germplasm Bank of Leyte State University.
  2. 2.0 2.1 {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Musa ×alinsanaya | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = July 6, 2010 }}
  3. "Musa × alinsanaya". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=254750. 
  4. Häkkinen, M.; Väre, H. (2008). "Typification and check-list of Musa L. names (Musaceae) with nomenclatural notes". Adansonia 30 (1): 63–112. http://www.mnhn.fr/museum/front/medias/publication/14895_a08n1a7.pdf. Retrieved 2013-01-14. 
  5. Ploetz, R.C.; Kepler, A.K.; Daniells, J.; Nelson, S.C. (2007). "Banana and Plantain: An Overview with Emphasis on Pacific Island Cultivars". in Elevitch, C.R. Species Profiles for Pacific Island Agroforestry. Hōlualoa, Hawai'i: Permanent Agriculture Resources (PAR). http://agroforestry.net/tti/Banana-plantain-overview.pdf. Retrieved 2013-01-10. 
  6. Jean Kennedy (July 30, 2009). "Bananas and People in the Homeland of Genus Musa: Not Just a Pretty Fruit". Ethnobotany Research & Applications 7: 179–197. doi:10.17348/era.7.0.179-197. 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.

Wikidata ☰ Q2366292 entry