Category: Musa

Musa textilis Née, Anales Ci. Nat. 4: 123 (1801) (syn: Musa abaca Perr. ; Musa amboinensis Miq. ; Musa mindanaensis Miq. ; Musa textilis var. amboinensis (Miq.) Baker ; Musa tikap Warb. ; Musa troglodytarum var. textoria Blanco ); . Philippines; Introduced into: Andaman Is., Borneo, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Costa Rica, Jawa, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Trinidad-Tobago as per POWO; . High-resolution photos of […]

Musa sabuana K.Prasad, A.Joe, Bheem. & B.R.P.Rao, Indian J. Forest. 36: 151 (2013) (syn: Musa indandamanensis L.J.Singh); . Andaman Is., Nicobar Is. as per POWO; . Images of new species: Kindly find enclosed herewith the images of new species recently described from Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Musa indandamanensis L. J. Singh (Musaceae) Taiwania 2014, 59 (1): 26-36. . Musa […]

Musa markkuana (M.Sabu, A.Joe & Sreej.) Hareesh, A.Joe & M.Sabu stat. nov. (syn: Musa velutina H.Wendl. & Drude subsp. markkuana M.Sabu et. al. in Phytotaxa 92: 50 (2013); Joe & Sabu in South Indian Journal of Biological Sciences 2: 218 (2016)); . Musa 3 from Arunachal Pradesh : 9 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) […]

Musa itinerans Cheesman, Kew Bull. 4: 23 1949.; Assam; Bangladesh; China South-Central; China Southeast; Hainan; Myanmar; Taiwan; Thailand; Vietnam as per Catalogue of Life; Assam to Taiwan and Indo-China as per WCSP;   Musa 2 from Arunachal Pradesh : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) This is also from Arunachal Pradesh Musa itinerans  References: […]

Musa cheesmanii N.W.Simmonds, Kew Bull. 11: 479 1956 publ. 1957. ; Arunachal Pradesh to Assam as per WCSP;   Musa 1 from Arunachal Pradesh : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5) These photos are sent from Arunachal Pradesh Please identify This is a variant of Musa cheesmanii.. Abnormal condition.   References: Catalogue of Life  The […]

Musa balbisiana ?;   Musa × paradisiaca L. : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)- 400 and 600 kb.  Location: Nagdaha, Kathmandu, Nepal  Date : 14 April 2013 Altitude : 4500 ft. Can it be Musa velutina H.Wendl. & Drude as per images herein? Musa velutina is not listed in Nepal and it is common bannana ! Musa […]

Musa thomsonii (King ex Baker) A.M.Cowan & Cowan, Trees N. Bengal 135 1929. (syn: Musa × paradisiaca var. thomsonii (King ex Baker) King ex K.Schum.; Musa × sapientum f. thomsonii King ex Baker) ?; Sikkim to China (Yunnan) as per WCSP; Assam; China South-Central; East Himalaya as per Catalogue of Life; Musa acuminata or Musa thomsoni ? : […]

Musa acuminata Colla ?;        Musa acuminata ssp. zebrina : For Validation : California : 06JAN15 : AK-6 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1). An ornamental, potted plant seen in a home garden in Fremont. Images on searching lead to the above id. Common name Blood Banana. Experts kindly validate. one of […]

Musa aurantiaca G.Mann ex Baker, Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 7: 222 1893.;  Assam; East Himalaya; Myanmar; Tibet as per Catalogue of Life;   Fl. Arunachal_Musa sikkimensis_RKC06_27102012: Musa sikkimensis Kurz Musaceae Loc.: Upper Siang distt., Arunachal Pradesh Date: Oct., 2005 … , nice shot. But regarding species ID, I think it is Musa aurantiaca Baker, M. sikkimensis […]

Musa sikkimensis Kurz, J. Agric. Soc. India n.s., 5: 164 1878. (Syn: Musa hookeri (King ex Baker) A.M.Cowan & Cowan; Musa × paradisiaca var. hookeri (King ex Baker) K.Schum.; Musa × sapientum f. hookeri King ex Baker);   Sikkim to Bangladesh as per WCSP; Assam; Bangladesh; East Himalaya as per Catalogue of Life;   Musa sikkimensis […]

Musa rubra Wall. ex Kurz, J. Agric. Soc. India 14: 301 1867. (syn: Musa laterita Cheesman);   Assam; Bangladesh; China South-Central; Myanmar; Thailand as per Catalogue of Life;    Musa ornata : AK : 1 image.  Musa ornata, commonly called as Ornamental Banana or Bronze Banana. Picture taken at Gangajal Nursery, Nasik. .. Niice photo.. and […]

Musa balbisiana Colla, Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Torino 25: 384 1820. (Syn: Musa elata Nakai, no Latin descr.; Musa martini C.Van Geert ex K.Koch; Musa paradisiaca var. granulosa G.Forst.; Musa pruinosa (King) Burkill; Musa rosacea Jacq., nom. rej.; Musa sapientum var. pruinosa (King) A.M.Cowan & Cowan; Musa sapientum f. pruinosa King); . Andaman Is.; Assam; […]

Musa × paradisiaca L., Sp. Pl. 1043 1753. (Syn: Karkandela × malabarica Raf.; Musa × acutibracteata M.Hotta; Musa × alphurica Miq. [Illegitimate]; Musa × aphurica Rumph. ex Sagot; Musa × arakanensis F.W.Ripley ex Blechynden [Invalid]; Musa × bacoba Rottb.; Musa balbisiana var. vittata (W.Ackm. ex Rodigas) M.R.Almeida; Musa × berteroi Colla;Musa × bidigitalis De Wild.; Musa × carolinae Sterler [Invalid]; Musa × champa Baker; Musa × chapara Perr.; Musa […]

Musa acuminata Colla, Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Torino 25: 394 1820. (Syn: Musa acuminata var. alasensis Nasution ………….; Musa brieyi De Wild.; Musa cavendishii Lamb. ..; Musa cerifera (Backer) Nakai; Musa chinensis Sweet, nom. nud.; Musa javanica Nakai, no Latin descry.; Musa minor Nakai, no Latin descr.; Musa paradisiaca var. pumila Blanco, nom. illeg.; Musa paradisiaca […]

  Indonesian Banana: I find the nomenclature of banana is very complicated. Could you find the ID of our “Pisang Gebrot“. Branching Banana: Could you explain to me why our banana is branching. There are three inflorescence in one individual plant. Musa × paradisiaca L. ?  It may be an abnormality. It happens in other forms […]

Musa velutina H.Wendl. & Drude, Gartenflora 24: 65 1875. (Syn: Musa dasycarpa Kurz); . E. Himalaya to Assam as per WCSP; . Assam; Costa Rica; East Himalaya; Myanmar; Puerto Rico as per Catalogue of Life; . The omnipresent plantain tree – efloraofindia | Google Groups : 16 images. The omnipresent plantain tree  While in Miao, we […]

Musa ornata Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2: 488 1824. (Syn: Musa mexicana Matuda; Musa speciosa Ten.; Musa troglodytarum var. rubrifolia Kuntze); . Ornamental Banana or Bronze Banana; . E. Himalaya to Myanmar as per WCSP; . Assam; Bangladesh; Cambodia; Colombia; Costa Rica; East Himalaya; Guatemala; Honduras; India; Jawa; Mexico Central; Mexico Gulf; Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest; […]

Musa coccinea Andrews, Bot. Repos. 1: t. 47 1799. (Syn: Quesnelia lamarckii Baker); Common name: Scarlet Banana, Red Torch Banana, Red Flowering Thai Banana China South-Central; China Southeast; Costa Rica; India; Jawa; Philippines; Trinidad-Tobago; Vietnam as per Catalogue of Life;     DV :: 30MAR11 – 0909 :: ¿ non-native ginger ?: Banana-like plant in […]