Musa x paradisiaca L.
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Filed As
Musaceae
Musa x paradisiaca L. -
Collector(s)
E. D. Merrill 868, Mar 1915
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Location
Philippines. Rizal. Luzon, Antipolo.
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Description
The fruits are yellowish when mature, rather thick skinned, and the pulp is rather inferior in flavor.
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Specimen Notes
[Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2024.]
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 04354846
Occurrence ID: 25877a72-7e3b-4f44-9241-570b2e36de4f
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Zingiberales
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Family
Musaceae
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All Determinations
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Region
Asia
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Country
Philippines
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State/Province
Rizal
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Locality
Luzon, Antipolo
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Location Notes
[Pacifica]
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Distribution
mmrnmjm s PZC1ES Jit A SC OA MA £ NO, t - ™; ' 668« Musa aapieitutt Linn, Tar* compressa (Blanco) Teed. Uosa paradisiaca compressa NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN 04354846 Musa paradisiaca Linn« var. compressa Blanco FI. Filip. (1837) 240 (varv Mr.) ; ed. 2 (1845) 168; ed. 3, 1 (1877) 3Q4=MUSA SAPIENtUM tin«, vài. COMPLESSA Teodoro in Philip. Joùrn. Sci. 10 (Ì915) IÉ.oi 408, t. 7, f. 1-5. ìt is impossible to determine the exact status of this variety, from any existing monograph. It is one of the commonest stnd most widely distributed forms in thè Philippines, as it thrives with little ór no cultivation ; it does, not, however, occur wild. The fruits are yellowish when, mature, rather thick skinned, and the pulp is rather inferior in flavor. Illustrative specimen from Antipolo, Rizal Province, Luzon, March, 191J>, there known as saba (Merrill: Species Blanco^ amie No. 868). flhSAf. 04354846
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Musa x paradisiaca L.