Musa peekelii

Musa peekelii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Musaceae
Genus: Musa
Section: Musa sect. Callimusa
Species:
M. peekelii
Binomial name
Musa peekelii
Subspecies
Synonyms[3]
  • Musa angustigemma N.W.Simmonds
     [=M. peekelii subsp. angustigemma]

Musa peekelii is a species of wild banana (genus Musa), native to eastern New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago.[2] It is placed in section Callimusa (now including the former section Australimusa), members of which have a diploid chromosome number of 2n = 20.[4] It is a very tall plant, reaching over 10 m (33 ft), with a narrow green drooping bud.[5] The ripe bananas are red with bright yellow flesh.[6] It is one of the possible parents of the cultivated Fe'i bananas.[5]

The subspecies M. peekelii subsp. angustigemma has been treated as a separate species, M. angustigemma.[5][7]

References

  1. ^ Plummer, J. & Kallow, S. (2020). "Musa peekelii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T158541761A158544388. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  2. ^ a b "Musa peekelii", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2013-01-19
  3. ^ "Musa peekelii". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ a b c Ploetz, R.C.; Kepler, A.K.; Daniells, J. & Nelson, S.C. (2007), "Banana and Plantain: An Overview with Emphasis on Pacific Island Cultivars" (PDF), in Elevitch, C.R (ed.), Species Profiles for Pacific Island Agroforestry, Hōlualoa, Hawai'i: Permanent Agriculture Resources (PAR), retrieved 2013-01-10
  6. ^ Sharrock, S. (2001), "Diversity in the genus Musa: focus on Australimusa" (PDF), in INIBAP (ed.), Networking Banana and Plantain: INIBAP Annual Report 2000, Montpellier, France: International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain, pp. 14–19
  7. ^ "Musa peekelii subsp. angustigemma". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
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