Musa gracilis
| Musa gracilis | |
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| At the Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden in Chiang Mai, Thailand | |
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
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| Species: | M. gracilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Musa gracilis | |
Musa gracilis is a species of wild banana (
diploid chromosome number of 2n = 20.[3] It grows to less than 2 m (7 ft) tall. It has an upright pink-purple bud and produces narrow fruits (bananas), which have magenta and green stripes.[4]
Gallery
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At the Singapore Botanic Gardens
References
Wikispecies has information related to Musa gracilis.
- ^ Allen, R. & Plummer, J. (2020). "Musa gracilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T98248473A98248486. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Musa gracilis", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2013-01-18
- PMID 12197520
- ^ Ploetz, R.C.; Kepler, A.K.; Daniells, J. & Nelson, S.C. (2007), "Banana and Plantain: An Overview with Emphasis on Pacific Island Cultivars" (PDF), in Elevitch, C.R. (ed.), Species Profiles for Pacific Island Agroforestry, Hōlualoa, Hawai'i: Permanent Agriculture Resources (PAR), retrieved 2013-01-10
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