Musa balbisiana
Eastern South Asian banana species / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Musa balbisiana, also known simply as plantain, is a wild-type species of banana. It is one of the ancestors of modern cultivated bananas, along with Musa acuminata.
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Musa balbisiana | |
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The fruit of M. balbisiana, showing numerous seeds | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Zingiberales |
Family: | Musaceae |
Genus: | Musa |
Section: | Musa sect. Musa |
Species: | M. balbisiana |
Binomial name | |
Musa balbisiana | |
Original native ranges of the ancestors of modern edible bananas: M. acuminata is shown in green and M. balbisiana in orange.[3] | |
Synonyms[4] | |
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