Musa × paradisiaca L.

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Musa × paradisiaca

Picture: Mark Hyde
Churchill Avenue, opposite Falmouth Road, Harare

Musa × paradisiaca

Picture: Mark Hyde
Churchill Avenue, opposite Falmouth Road, Harare

Musa × paradisiaca

Picture: Mark Hyde
Churchill Avenue, opposite Falmouth Road, Harare

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Derivation of specific name: paradisiaca: a reference to the Tree of Paradise as used in the Qu’ran.
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Worldwide distribution: Native to Malaya and the Philippines.
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Insects associated with this species: Eudocima divitiosa (Larval foodplant)
Eudocima materna (Larval foodplant)
Diaphone eumela (Larval foodplant)
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Literature:

White, F. (1962). Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia Oxford Univ. Press. Page 17.

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Flora of Malawi: cultivated Musa × paradisiaca
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Musa × paradisiaca
Flora of Zimbabwe: Musa × paradisiaca
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Musa × paradisiaca

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Musa × paradisiaca
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Musa × paradisiaca
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Musa × paradisiaca
JSTOR Plant Science: Musa × paradisiaca
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Musa × paradisiaca
Plants of the World Online: Musa × paradisiaca
Tropicos: Musa × paradisiaca
Wikipedia: Musa × paradisiaca


Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Musa × paradisiaca.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/cult/species.php?species_id=203790, retrieved 21 November 2024

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