Musa lawitiensis

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Musa lawitiensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Musaceae
Genus: Musa
Section: Musa sect. Callimusa
Species:
M. lawitiensis
Binomial name
Musa lawitiensis
Nasution & Supard.[2]

Musa lawitiensis is a species of wild banana (genus Musa), native to the island of Borneo[2] (both the Indonesian and Malaysian portions).[3] It is placed in section Callimusa (now including the former section Australimusa), having a diploid chromosome number of 2n = 20.[4]

References

  1. ^ Plummer, J. & Kallow, S. (2020). "Musa lawitiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T158541290A201906917. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Musa lawitiensis", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2013-01-18
  3. ^ "Musa lawitiensis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
  4. ^ 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