Musa paracoccinea

Musa paracoccinia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Musaceae
Genus: Musa
Species: M. paracoccinia
Binomial name
Musa paracoccinia
A.Z.Liu & D.Z.Li[1]

Musa paracoccinia is a tropical and subtropical Asian species of plant in the banana family native to both China (southeastern Yunnan province) and Indochina (northern Vietnam).[1] It is placed in section Callimusa (now including the former section Australimusa), members of which have a diploid chromosome number of 2n = 20.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Original description of this plant was first published in A.-Z. Liu et al. Botanical Bulletin of Academia Sinica 43:77. 2002.GRIN (November 18, 2009). "Musa paracoccinia information from NPGS/GRIN". Taxonomy for Plants. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Retrieved July 7, 2010.
  2. 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
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