Musa acuminata var. sumatrana

(Becc.) Nasution (1991)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Zingiberales Family: Musaceae Genus: Musa

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Mem. Tokyo Univ. Agric. 32: 80 (1991)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Musa acuminata var. sumatrana Lyon Arboretum. Along road to section 22 Preserved_Specimen Herb to 4 m; lvs shiny green above w/dark-green to brown patches, below purplish-green; midrib above depressed, light-green, below prominent, bronze to yellow; flr white, 5 cm, covered by one bract, dark reddish-purple outside; frt green 4½ to 1 cm.; stem covered w/tan-colored tomentum. Teraoka, W. 304 Oahu BISH 1980-06-18