Musa acuminata

For cultivated bananas, see Banana.

Musa acuminata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Musaceae
Genus: Musa
Section: Musa sect. Musa
Species:
M. acuminata
Binomial name
Musa acuminata
Subspecies

See § Subspecies

   Musa acuminata
   Musa balbisiana

Original native ranges of the ancestors of modern edible bananas. [3]

Synonyms[4]
  • Musa cavendishii Lamb.
  • Musa chinensis Sweet, nom. nud.
  • Musa corniculata Kurz
  • Musa nana Lour.
  • Musa × sapientum var. suaveolens (Blanco) Malag.
  • Musa rumphiana Kurz
  • Musa simiarum Kurz
  • Musa sinensis Sagot ex Baker
  • And see text

Musa acuminata is a species of banana native to Southern Asia, its range comprising the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Many of the modern edible dessert bananas are from this species, although some are hybrids with Musa balbisiana.[5] First cultivated by humans around 8000 BCE,[6][7] it is one of the early examples of domesticated plants.

Fruit in West Bengal, India.
  1. ^ Williams, E. (2017). "Musa acuminata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22486320A22486950. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22486320A22486950.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Musa acuminata Colla". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  3. ^ De Langhe, Edmond (2009), "Relevance of Banana Seeds in Archaeology", Ethnobotany Research and Applications, 7: 271–281, doi:10.17348/era.7.0.271-281, hdl:10125/12519
  4. ^ "Musa acuminata Colla, 1820". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
  5. ^ Genetic Diversity of the Wild Banana Musa acuminata Colla in Malaysia as Evidenced by AFLP, by Carol Wong, Ruth Kiew, Jin Phang Loh, Leong Huat Gan, Ohn Set, Sing Kong Lee, Shawn Lum and Yik Yuen Gan
  6. ^ Chandramita Bora. "History of Bananas". Buzzle. Archived from the original on 2016-04-15. Retrieved 2013-05-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-14. Retrieved 2013-05-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)