Musa acuminata
E285073
Musa acuminata is a wild banana species native to Southeast Asia that is a primary ancestor of most modern cultivated dessert bananas.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Musa acuminata canonical | 2 |
| Musa × paradisiaca | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
banana
ⓘ
plant species ⓘ |
| authority | Colla ⓘ |
| chromosomeNumber | 2n=22 ⓘ |
| climatePreference | humid tropical climate ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | not globally evaluated by IUCN ⓘ |
| contributesTrait |
parthenocarpy
ⓘ
sweet fruit ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| distribution |
Pacific islands
ⓘ
tropical Asia ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukarya
ⓘ
surface form:
Eukaryota
|
| economicImportance | foundation of global dessert banana industry ⓘ |
| family | Musaceae ⓘ |
| fruitType | berry ⓘ |
| fruitUse | dessert banana production ⓘ |
| genomeDesignation | A genome ⓘ |
| genus | Musa ⓘ |
| growthForm |
large herbaceous plant
ⓘ
perennial herb ⓘ |
| habitat |
riverbanks
ⓘ
tropical forests ⓘ |
| hasStructure | pseudostem ⓘ |
| hybridizesWith | Musa balbisiana ⓘ |
| isAncestorOf |
Cavendish banana cultivars
ⓘ
Musa × paradisiaca ⓘ Musa × sapientum ⓘ |
| isPrimaryAncestorOf | most modern dessert bananas ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | spiral ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Indonesia
ⓘ
Malaysia ⓘ New Guinea ⓘ Philippines ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| order | Zingiberales ⓘ |
| parthenocarpy | produces seedless fruits in many cultivars ⓘ |
| photosynthesisPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| ploidyForms |
diploid
ⓘ
triploid ⓘ |
| pollination | animal-pollinated ⓘ |
| producesHybrid |
Musa acuminata
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Musa × paradisiaca
|
| reproduction |
sexual reproduction
ⓘ
vegetative propagation ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| usedFor |
banana breeding
ⓘ
genetic resource for cultivated bananas ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1820 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Musa × paradisiaca