Musa textilis Née

  • Filed As

    Musaceae
    Musa textilis Née

  • Collector(s)

    E. D. Merrill Species Blancoanae No. 653, Mar 1915

  • Location

    Philippines. Laguna. Mount Maquiling, Luzon [Island].

  • Description

    herb, banana plant. From cultivated specimen. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 887939

    Occurrence ID: ae5da921-d2e0-4c80-8185-285bf452a2d1

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Musa troglodytarum Linn. var. textoria Blanco FI. Filip. (1837) 247 (vaf.
nov;); ed. 2 (1845) 173; ed. 3, 1 (1877) 311= MUSA TEXTILIS Néè
(M. abaca Perr.),
This species presents considerable variation, is widely dis-
tributed in the Philippines, and in many provinces and islands
is extensively cultivated for its fiber, abaca or Manila hemp of
commerce. Commercially this fiber is one of the most important
products of the Philippines. See Teodoro in Philip. Jour. Sci;.
10 (1915) Bot. 388, t. 18, f. 6-10, for a detailed description*
with figures.
Illustrative specimen from cultivated specimens, Mount Ma-
quiling, Laguna Province* Luzon, March, 1915 (Merrill: Species
^ancoanae Noi 653).
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