Musa x paradisiaca L.

  • Filed As

    Musaceae
    Musa x paradisiaca L.

  • Collector(s)

    E. D. Merrill 928, Jun 1915

  • Location

    Philippines. Rizal. Luzon, Antipolo.

  • Description

    Fruit green or yellowish green when mature, flesh soft with a very delicate flavour.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4354849

    Occurrence ID: 3abb6dbf-5a46-4a5a-9986-a5bc04fedf65

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Zingiberales

  • Family

    Musaceae

  • All Determinations

    Musa x paradisiaca L.

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ILL.
SPECIES HLANCOANAE HO
928* Musa sapientum Linn* Tar.
suaveolens (Blanoo) Teo&.
Musa pazadlslaoa suaveolens
Blanoo
Musa par«Kftsjaca Linn. var. suaveolens Bianco FI. Filip. (1837) 244 (var.
noy.)*; ed. 2 (1845) 171; ed. 8, f (1877) 306=MUSA SAPIENTUM
Einn. var. SUAVEOLENS (Blanco) Teodoro in Philip. Journ. Sci. to
(1915) Bot. |00, t. U, /. 6-10.
The bunguV&n is bne of the most delicious bananas founi in
cultivation in the Philippines and is one of the most highly
prized varieties. The fruit is green or yellowish-green when
mature, while the flesh is soft and has a very delicate flavor,
tgp identical with the most commonly cultivated form in
Kwangtung Province, China.
Illustrative specimen from Antipolo, Bizal Province, Luzon,
June, 1915, from cultivated plants, there known as bunguLom
{Merrill: Species Bla/ncoanae No. 928),
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