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Musa acuminata  Colla
Taxonomic Serial No.: 42390

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Musa cavendishii Lamb. ex Paxton
  
    Musa chinensis Lamb. ex Paxton
  
    Musa zebrina Van Houtte ex Planch.
  
  Common Name(s): edible banana [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderLilianae  – monocots, monocotyledons, monocotylédones  
                         OrderZingiberales   
                            FamilyMusaceae  – banana  
                               GenusMusa L. – banana  
                                  SpeciesMusa acuminata Colla – edible banana  
       

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  Source: Musaceae of North America Update, database (version 2010)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Musa acuminata   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Musa acuminata   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Musa acuminata   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Musa acuminata   
       
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 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: North America  
    Africa  
    Southern Asia  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Continental US, Introduced  
 

 

    

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