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Musa acuminata

Colla (1820)

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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Accepted Subtaxa (in Hawai'i) (1)

Musa acuminata var. sumatrana (Becc.) Nasution

Uses and Culture

USES

  • Kapu for women

  • Religious offering

CULTURE

  • kinolau of Kanaloa

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Molokai Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Torino 25: 394 (1820)

Other References

Laau Hawaii (Abbott) p.15, 17, 19

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Musa acuminata Pauoa-Konahuanui trail Preserved_Specimen Garber, D.W. 503 Oahu BISH 1920-07-11
2 Musa acuminata Manoa Valley Preserved_Specimen Garber, D.W. 18 Oahu BISH 1919-10-26
3 Musa acuminata Manoa Valley Cultivated in lowland Metrosideros forest UNKNOWN . Coordinates do not match to country in source data. Not found a country in reverser geocoding. Bioversity International R. E. Palmer Oahu HAPI 3/5/1998
4 Musa acuminata Kahioaka ? Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 282 Molokai BISH 1912-07-01
5 Musa acuminata O'ahu Cultivated in lowland Metrosideros forest UNKNOWN . Coordinates do not match to country in source data. Not found a country in reverser geocoding. Bioversity International R. E. Palmer Oahu HAPI 3/5/1998
6 Musa acuminata Manoa Valley Preserved_Specimen Garber, D.W. 18 Oahu BISH 1919-10-26
7 Musa acuminata Kahioaka ? Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 282 Molokai BISH 1912-07-01
8 Musa acuminata Pauoa-Konahuanui trail Preserved_Specimen Garber, D.W. 503 Oahu BISH 1920-07-11
9 Musa acuminata Manoa Valley Preserved_Specimen Garber, D.W. 18 Oahu BISH 1919-10-26
10 Musa acuminata Manoa Valley Cultivated in lowland Metrosideros forest UNKNOWN . Coordinates do not match to country in source data. Not found a country in reverser geocoding. Bioversity International R. E. Palmer Oahu HAPI 3/5/1998
11 Musa acuminata Kahioaka ? Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 282 Molokai BISH 1912-07-01
12 Musa acuminata O'ahu Cultivated in lowland Metrosideros forest UNKNOWN . Coordinates do not match to country in source data. Not found a country in reverser geocoding. Bioversity International R. E. Palmer Oahu HAPI 3/5/1998
13 Musa acuminata Manoa Valley Preserved_Specimen Garber, D.W. 18 Oahu BISH 1919-10-26
14 Musa acuminata Kahioaka ? Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 282 Molokai BISH 1912-07-01
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