PLANTS Profile for Musa acuminata (edible banana)

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PLANTS Profile

Musa acuminata Colla
edible banana

Symbol:

MUAC

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Musaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub
Subshrub

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Musa acuminata Colla

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Synonyms:
Musa acuminata Colla

	MUCA5	Musa cavendishii Lamb. ex Paxton
	MUCH	Musa chinensis Lamb. ex Paxton
	MUZE	Musa zebrina Van Houtte ex Planch.

Distribution:
Musa acuminata Colla


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (FL)

Related Taxa:
Musa acuminata Colla

View 2 genera in Musaceae, 7 species in Musa

Classification:
Musa acuminata Colla

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Zingiberidae
Order	Zingiberales
Family	Musaceae – Banana family
Genus	Musa L. – banana
Species	Musa acuminata Colla – edible banana

Introduced Information:
Musa acuminata Colla

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Musa acuminata Colla

Nat. Ind.

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Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Musa acuminata Colla

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42390.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

Related Web Sites:
Musa acuminata Colla

CA-California Rare Fruit Growers

Time Generated: 10/11/2008 06:56 PM MDT