{"id":1316473,"date":"2011-05-03T11:35:11","date_gmt":"2011-05-03T11:35:11","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-12-24T18:47:39","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T13:17:39","slug":"musa-balbisiana","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/efi\/musa-balbisiana\/","title":{"rendered":"Musa balbisiana"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Musa<\/span><\/i><\/span> balbisiana<\/i> Colla,<\/span> Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Torino 25: 384 1820<\/i>. (Syn: Musa elata<\/i> Nakai, no Latin descr.; Musa martini<\/i> C.Van Geert ex K.Koch; Musa paradisiaca<\/i> var. granulosa<\/i> G.Forst.; Musa pruinosa<\/i> (King) Burkill; Musa rosacea<\/i> Jacq., nom. rej.; Musa sapientum<\/i> var. pruinosa<\/i> (King) A.M.Cowan & Cowan; Musa sapientum<\/i> f. pruinosa<\/i> King);<\/div>\n
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Andaman Is.; Assam; Bismarck Archipelago; Borneo; China South-Central; China Southeast; East Himalaya; Gulf of Guinea Is.; Hainan; Hawaii; India; Jawa; Malaya; Myanmar; Nepal; New Guinea; Nicobar Is.; Philippines; Sri Lanka; Taiwan; Thailand; Tibet; Vietnam<\/span> as per Catalogue of Life<\/a>;<\/div>\n
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\nMS,Nov.,2021\/57 Musa sp. for id.<\/a>:
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Habit : Large herb
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Musa balbisiana\u00a0<\/i>Colla ??<\/p>\n

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Musa babisiana<\/em>. Male bracts may be infected with virus.<\/p>\n

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VALMIKI : OBSEVER OF NATURE 43<\/span><\/a>: Attaching two images of the 43rd member of the series. The plant is mentioned as Kadali<\/b> by Valmiki in Ramayan. Scientifically it is Musa paradisiaca<\/i>. It is well known Banana. It is Kela<\/b> in Hindi and Kola<\/b> in Bangla.<\/p>\n

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From another thread (SYMBIOSIS : 633<\/span><\/a>): <\/span>Fruits are full of seeds.<\/span><\/p>\n

The flower of this species is cooked as vegetable in Bengal (MOCHA GANTO).<\/span><\/div>\n
The flower (MOCHA) is sold in the market but the fruits are not very popular because of the seeds but fruits are sweet.<\/span><\/div>\n
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From another thread (<\/span>SYMBIOSIS : 633<\/span><\/a>):\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0Musa balbisiana<\/i> ?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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It was clicked in a garden at Cooch Behar.<\/span><\/div>\n
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may be seeded one????<\/p>\n

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Yes, …<\/p>\n

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It should be Musa balbisiana <\/i>as per another thread : SYMBIOSIS : 634<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
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SYMBIOSIS : 278:<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 Attaching an image of Bluethroared Barbet<\/span><\/b> (In fact there are three of them) on the fruits of Musa paradisiaca. <\/i>I have seen 6 to 7 birds on near by branches but could capture three of them on the fruits at the same time. Today I went again to the location, only to see that men has removed the plant (My action yesterday, might have prompted to finish with the job).<\/p>\n

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From another thread (SYMBIOSIS : 633<\/span><\/a>): Fruits are full of seeds.<\/span><\/p>\n

The flower of this species is cooked as vegetable in Bengal (MOCHA GANTO).<\/span><\/div>\n
The flower (MOCHA) is sold in the market but the fruits are not very popular because of the seeds but fruits are sweet.<\/span><\/div>\n
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From another thread (<\/span>SYMBIOSIS : 633<\/span><\/a>):\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0Musa balbisiana<\/i> ?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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From another thread:<\/span><\/div>\n
It was clicked in a garden<\/span> at Cooch Behar.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
It is very common at this place.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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It should be Musa balbisiana <\/i>as per another thread : SYMBIOSIS : 634<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
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SYMBIOSIS :168:<\/span><\/a> Attaching the image of the 168th member of the series. In this two Redvented Bulbuls<\/b><\/span> are on Banana<\/b> fruits.<\/p>\n

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Musa \u00d7 paradisiaca<\/i> L.<\/span><\/a> ?
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From another thread (SYMBIOSIS : 633<\/span><\/a>): Fruits are full of seeds.<\/span><\/p>\n

The flower of this species is cooked as vegetable in Bengal (MOCHA GANTO).<\/span><\/div>\n
The flower (MOCHA) is sold in the market but the fruits are not very popular because of the seeds but fruits are sweet.<\/span><\/div>\n
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From another thread (<\/span>SYMBIOSIS : 633<\/span><\/a>):\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0Musa balbisiana<\/i> ?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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From another thread:<\/span><\/div>\n
It was clicked in a garden<\/span> at Cooch Behar.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
It is very common at this place.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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It should be Musa balbisiana <\/i>as per another thread : SYMBIOSIS : 634<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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SYMBIOSIS : 636<\/span><\/a> : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1).
\nAttaching an image of a <\/span>Asiatic Pied Starling<\/span><\/b> on the fruits of Banana.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Musa \u00d7\u00a0paradisiaca<\/i> L.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0?<\/div>\n
Where was it clicked in Duars ? In\u00a0garden ?<\/div>\n
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From another thread (SYMBIOSIS : 633<\/span><\/a>): Fruits are full of seeds.<\/span><\/p>\n

The flower of this species is cooked as vegetable in Bengal (MOCHA GANTO).<\/span><\/div>\n
The flower (MOCHA) is sold in the market but the fruits are not very popular because of the seeds but fruits are sweet.<\/span><\/div>\n
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From another thread (<\/span>SYMBIOSIS : 633<\/span><\/a>):\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0Musa balbisiana<\/i> ?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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From another thread:<\/span><\/div>\n
It was clicked in a garden<\/span> at Cooch Behar.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
It is very common at this place.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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It should be Musa balbisiana <\/i>as per another thread : SYMBIOSIS : 634<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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SYMBIOSIS : 633<\/span><\/a> : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1).
\nAttaching an image of a <\/span>chestnut-tailed Starling<\/span><\/b> on Banana fruit.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Musa \u00d7\u00a0paradisiaca<\/i> L.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0?<\/div>\n
Where was it clicked in Duars ? In\u00a0garden ?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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it is very difficult to say the cultivar name based on photo. Check the fruits contain seeds?<\/p>\n

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Fruits are full of seeds.
\n<\/span>The flower of this species is cooked as vegetable in Bengal (MOCHA GANTO).
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Musa balbisiana<\/i> ?<\/p>\n

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It should be Musa balbisiana <\/i>as per another thread : SYMBIOSIS : 634<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
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SYMBIOSIS<\/span><\/a>: 632 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1).
\nAttaching an image of a <\/span>Jungle Myna<\/span><\/b> on Banana fruits.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Musa \u00d7\u00a0paradisiaca<\/i> L.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0?<\/div>\n
Where was it clicked in Duars ? In\u00a0garden ?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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From another thread (SYMBIOSIS : 633<\/span><\/a>): Fruits are full of seeds.<\/span><\/p>\n

The flower of this species is cooked as vegetable in Bengal (MOCHA GANTO).<\/span><\/div>\n
The flower (MOCHA) is sold in the market but the fruits are not very popular because of the seeds but fruits are sweet.<\/span><\/div>\n
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From another thread (<\/span>SYMBIOSIS : 633<\/span><\/a>):\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0Musa balbisiana<\/i> ?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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From another thread:<\/span><\/div>\n
It was clicked in a garden<\/span> at Cooch Behar.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
It is very common at this place.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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It should be Musa balbisiana <\/i>as per another thread : SYMBIOSIS : 634<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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SYMBIOSIS : 634<\/span><\/a> : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1).
\nAttaching an image of two <\/span>Red vented Bulbul<\/span><\/b> on Banana fruits.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Nice photographs … Are all of them feeding on the ripe bananas?<\/p>\n

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how would one know unless the stomach contents were to be examined
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Musa \u00d7\u00a0paradisiaca<\/i> L.<\/span><\/a> ?
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It was clicked in a garden<\/span> at Cooch Behar.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Musa balbisiana<\/i> or Bhimkol<\/b><\/div>\n
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Fruits & Vegetables Week: Musa balbisiana the Saba green plantain<\/span><\/a>:
\nMusa balbisiana<\/i> the Saba green<\/b> cooking plantain, sold here in California<\/span><\/p>\n

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The wild species has lot of seeds and inedible. Several cultivars including Saba Green are cooking bananas, largely cooked as vegetable and not used as table fruits<\/span> unlike M. paradisiaca<\/i>, the table banana.<\/p>\n

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Catalogue of Life<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
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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…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[5976],"ht-kb-tag":[],"class_list":["post-1316473","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-musa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1316473","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1316473"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1316473\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1316473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=1316473"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=1316473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}