Musa salaccensis
| Javanese wild banana | |
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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
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| Binomial name | |
| Musa salaccensis | |
Musa salaccensis, commonly called Javanese wild banana,[3] is a Malesian tropical species of plant in the banana family native to the islands of Sumatra and Java, in Indonesia.[2] It is placed in section Callimusa (now including the former section Australimusa), members of which have a diploid chromosome number of 2n = 20.[4]
Uses[edit]
The terminal inflorescences and male flower buds are edible, and can be cooked, or used as an ingredient in salads.[5]
References[edit]
Wikispecies has information related to Musa salaccensis.
- ^ Allen, R. & Plummer, J. (2020). "Musa salaccensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T121033060A121033235. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
- ^ a b 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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