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Musa balbisiana L. A. Colla, A Newly Naturalized Wild Banana in Taiwan
Musa balbisiana L. A. Colla. a. Habitat, b. Sheathes , c. The base of pseudostems, d. Cross section of petiole and the base of leaf, e. The apex of leaf, f. Inflorescence, g. Male bud and its bract, H. Stamen, i. Cross section of fruit finger showing four-rowed of ovules, j. Immature fruit and longitudinal section of immature fruit showing seeds imbedded in pulp, k. Mature fruit, l. Seeds.
Musa balbisiana L. A. Colla. a. Habitat, b. Sheathes , c. The base of pseudostems, d. Cross section of petiole and the base of leaf, e. The apex of leaf, f. Inflorescence, g. Male bud and its bract, H. Stamen, i. Cross section of fruit finger showing four-rowed of ovules, j. Immature fruit and longitudinal section of immature fruit showing seeds imbedded in pulp, k. Mature fruit, l. Seeds.

Author:Hui-Lung Chiu, Shu-Inn Lee, Ching-Long Yeh*, Chou-Tou Shii and Chuan-Rong Yeh

Abstract:

    Musa L., comprising about 30-40 species, is one of the largest genera and the most important perennial crops in the family Musaceae. In Taiwan 2 native species of Musa have been recorded. Musa balbisiana L. A. Colla is described as a new naturalized plant to the flora of Taiwan in this paper. It is a wild banana and found in southern and southeastern Taiwan. M. balbisiana could be easily distinguished from M. formosana native in Taiwan by having no stoloniferous suckers, highly and robust pseudostems, more or less glaucous leaf-sheaths and petioles, glabrous peduncle and rachis, dark purple-red bracts, no revolute bracts when lifted, occasionally persistent bracts after flowering and irregular globose seeds.

Key words:Musaceae, Musa, Musa balbisiana, naturalized plant, Taiwan

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Taiwan Agricultural Research
Vol. 72, No.3 (2023) ISSN: 2790-086X Vol. 72, No.3 (2023)
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