Musa salaccensis
| Javanese wild banana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Musaceae |
| Genus: | Musa |
| Species: | M. salaccensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Musa salaccensis Zoll. ex Kurz [1] | |
Musa salaccensis, commonly called Javanese wild banana,[2] is a Malesian tropical species of plant in the banana family native to the islands of Sumatra and Java, in Indonesia.[1] It is placed in section Callimusa (now including the former section Australimusa), members of which have a diploid chromosome number of 2n = 20.[3]
Uses
The terminal inflorescences and male flower buds are edible, and can be cooked, or used as an ingredient in salads.[4]
References
- 1 2 Species original description is in J. Agric. Soc. India 14:301. 1867. GRIN (Nov 18, 2009). "Musa salaccensis information from NPGS/GRIN". Taxonomy for Plants. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
- ↑ Prof. Snow Barlow (July 19, 2002). "Sorting Musa Names". Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database. University of Melbourne. Retrieved July 7, 2010.
- ↑ Wong, C.; Kiew, R.; Argent, G.; Set, O.; Lee, S.K. & Gan, Y.Y. (2002), "Assessment of the Validity of the Sections in Musa (Musaceae) using ALFP", Annals of Botany, 90 (2): 231–238, doi:10.1093/aob/mcf170
- ↑ Jean Kennedy (July 30, 2009). "Bananas and People in the Homeland of Genus Musa: Not Just a Pretty Fruit" (PDF). Ethnobotany Research & Applications. 7: 179—197. Retrieved July 6, 2010. NOTE: A TEXT version of this article can be found via the University of Hawaii at Manoa, at this web address.
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