Musa laterita

Common name: Indian Dwarf Banana

Family: Musaceae

Synonym(s): <i>Musa rubra</i> Wall. ex Kurz

Country of Origin: Assam to N. Thailand

Description:

Uses:

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USDA Zone:

Source: Kress Collection, SI#2000045

Provenance:

Kress# 00-6626
Kress, W. J., Bordelon, M., Tun, Thet, U Htay Win
Myanmar: Sagaing Division: Kani Township
Alaungdaw Kathapa National Park, Magu range. Vicinity of shrine.
22.3167, 94.4667, 12 Apr 2000

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Classification:

• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Liliopsida
• SubClass: commelinids
• Order: Zingiberales
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• Family: Musaceae
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References:

1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Saturday, 04 May, 2019.
2. WCSP (2019) (as Musa rubra). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Saturday, 04 May, 2019.
3. Image #00 (cropped) & #01 (original) used with the permission of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, 10th and Constitution Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20560-0193. Last accessed on Wednesday, 17 July, 2019.

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