Musa muluensis

Musa muluensis is a plant in the banana and plantain family. It is native to tropical Asia; found only in Sarawak in Malaysia.[2] It is placed in section Callimusa (now including the former section Australimusa), members of which have a diploid chromosome number of 2n = 20.[3]

Musa muluensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Musaceae
Genus: Musa
Section: Musa sect. Callimusa
Species:
M. muluensis
Binomial name
Musa muluensis

Collection history

In 1964, specimens of the leaves, fruits, and flowers of M. muluensis were first collected for botanical analysis. They were collected from somewhere along the Sungai Payau stream at the foot of Mount Mulu on the island of Borneo in Sarawak state, Malaysia, at an elevation between 50–100 meters. The collector was Mitsuru Hotta, the same botanist who later named it.[4] The Latin name, translated to English means "banana (or plantain) species originating from (Mount) Mulu".

References
  1.  Musa muluensis was first described and published in Shokubutsu Kenkyu Zasshi [Journal of Japanese Botany] Tokyo xlii. 345 (1967). "Plant Name Details for Musa muluensis". IPNI. Retrieved May 24, 2011. Notes: Borneo
  2. "Musa muluensis". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved May 24, 2011.
  3. 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
  4. "Specimen: K000292215". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved May 24, 2011. Sarawak 4th Division Along Sungai Payau from S. Melinau paku to Rubang Payau, foot of G[unung] Mulu


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