Musa lolodensis

Musa lolodensis
	Musa lolodensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Zingiberales
Family:	Musaceae
Genus:	Musa
Section:	Musa sect. Callimusa
Species:	M. lolodensis
Binomial name
	Musa lolodensis; Cheesman

Musa lolodensis is a species of wild banana (genus Musa), occurring naturally from the Moluccas through to New Guinea.^[1] It is placed in section Callimusa (now including the former section Australimusa), having a diploid chromosome number of 2n = 20.^[2] It is one of the possible parents of the cultivated Fe'i bananas.^[3]

Distribution[]

Musa lolodensis is native to Indonesia (in Halmahera of the Moluccas, and Irian Jaya) and northwestern Papua New Guinea.^[4]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Musa lolodensis", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2013-01-18
^ 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, PMC 4240415, PMID 12197520
^ Ploetz, R.C.; Kepler, A.K.; Daniells, J. & Nelson, S.C. (2007), "Banana and Plantain: An Overview with Emphasis on Pacific Island Cultivars", in Elevitch, C.R. (ed.), Species Profiles for Pacific Island Agroforestry (PDF), Hōlualoa, Hawai'i: Permanent Agriculture Resources (PAR), retrieved 2013-01-10
^ "Musa lolodensis". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2013-01-22.

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[WCSP_254856-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Musa lolodensis", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2013-01-18

[Wong02-2] 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, PMC 4240415, PMID 12197520

[Ploe07-3] Ploetz, R.C.; Kepler, A.K.; Daniells, J. & Nelson, S.C. (2007), "Banana and Plantain: An Overview with Emphasis on Pacific Island Cultivars", in Elevitch, C.R. (ed.), Species Profiles for Pacific Island Agroforestry (PDF), Hōlualoa, Hawai'i: Permanent Agriculture Resources (PAR), retrieved 2013-01-10

[grin-4] "Musa lolodensis". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2013-01-22.

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