Musa x paradisiaca L.

  • Filed As

    Musaceae
    Musa x paradisiaca L.

  • Collector(s)

    F. A. McClure 9497, 09 May 1922

  • Location

    China. Hainan. Five Finger Mt.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4354827

    Occurrence ID: 19cbd0a6-aafa-407c-89a0-88983ca94938

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Zingiberales

  • Family

    Musaceae

  • All Determinations

    Musa x paradisiaca L.

  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    China

  • State/Province

    Hainan

  • Locality

    Five Finger Mt.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 450 m. (1476 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [Tropical Asia]

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HAINAN PLANTS	,
FROM THE CANTON CHRISTIAN COLLEGE HERBARIUM
CANTON, CHINA	a
MUSACEAE
40.1318—MUSA PARAD1 SI ACEA Linn:
(subsp.'SRMINIEERA (Leur) Baker
Nodoa, Yau Ma Wo (ifcfc.fftjfiftn), 7995, Nodoa, ISha Po Ling
P #>&!$), 8125, 8204, Nodoa, Yau Ma Wo	Nov. 11-20, 1921: and
Five Finger Mt., (j£tRS|>, 8715, Dec. 20,1921 9497, May 9,1922; moist
shady ravine near stream; ait., 450 m.; tree: lit.» 4 m.; dia., 6-10 cm.iflig.,
’ yellow; frs., very seedy; n»me reported, Shan pa tsiu
McClure reported that the heart of this wild banana plant is eaten by
the Lois as vegetable. “ I have tried it and it is quite palatable, provide$?i£
has the stringy fibres removed and is cooked with some fat.”
^ flollector F. A. McClure
, ; •<Identified by E. D. Merrill	* ..
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