Musa velutina

Musa velutina

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Zingiberales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Zingiberales

Familia: Musaceae
Genus: Musa
Sectio: M. sect. Musa
Species: Musa velutina

Name

Musa velutina H.Wendl. & Drude, Gartenflora 24:65, t. 823. 1875.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Musa dasycarpa Kurz in J. Agric. Soc. India 14: 301 (1867), nom. rej. prop.
  • Musa velutina var. variegata A.Joe, M.Sabu & Sreejith in Pl. Syst. Evol. 300: 13 (2013)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Asia-tropical Regional: Indian subcontinent Assam, East Himalaya Introduced into: Brazil South, Costa Rica, Myanmar, Puerto Rico References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• H.Wendl. & Drude, 1875. Gartenflora. Monatschrift für deutsche und schweizerische Garten und Blumenkunde Herausgegeben von E. Regel. Erlangen 24:65, t. 823. nom. cons. prop.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R. 2004. World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1–54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Musa velutina in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 April 09. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Musa velutina. Published online. Accessed: April 09 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Musa velutina. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 April 09. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Musa velutina. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 April 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Musa velutina in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: pink banana
svenska: Sammetsbanan

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