Musa violascens

Musa violascens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Musaceae
Genus: Musa
Species: M. violascens
Binomial name
Musa violascens
Ridl.[1]

Musa violascens is a species of wild banana (genus Musa), native to Peninsular Malaysia.[1] It is placed in section Callimusa (now including the former section Australimusa), members of which have a diploid chromosome number of 2n = 20.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Musa violascens", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2013-01-20
  2. 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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