Musaceae

Musa L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 1043 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical Asia to W. Pacific.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam

Introduced into:

Alabama, Ascension, Brazil South, Burkina, Canary Is., Caroline Is., Central African Republic, Chad, Chagos Archipelago, Colombia, Comoros, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Ecuador, Fiji, Florida, Gambia, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hawaii, Honduras, Juan Fernández Is., Kenya, Korea, Leeward Is., Line Is., Madagascar, Maldives, Marquesas, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nauru, Nicaragua, Niue, Peru, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Santa Cruz Is., Senegal, Society Is., South China Sea, Spain, Tanzania, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Turkey, Tuvalu, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • H. Stover & Simm., Bananas, ed.3 (1987)
  • K. Schum. in E.P.IV. 45: 13 (1900)
  • L., Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 466 (1754)
  • Sp.Pl.: 1043 (1753)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2017 Rogers, F.M. [s.n.] Tanzania K:SPC-32146.000 No
Nov 1, 1942 Buwalda [3631a] Indonesia K000782793 Yes
Womersley, J.S. [11815] K:SPC-26340.000 No
Beccari, O. [489] Indonesia K000292216 Unknown Type Material Yes
Beccari, O. [489] Indonesia K000292218 Unknown Type Material Yes
Beccari, O. [489] Indonesia K000292217 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K:SPC-22045.000 No
Meyer, W. [5788] Indonesia K000782796 Yes
Womersley, J.S. [11813] K:SPC-25851.000 No
K:SPC-19010.000 No
K:SPC-22217.000 No
Meijer, W. [SAN19679] Malaysia K000782778 Yes
Johns, R.J. [9763] Indonesia K:SPC-70000.102 No
Forman, L.L. K:SPC-19015.000 No
Milliken, W. [1908] Brazil K:SPC-62749.000 No
K:SPC-36192.000 No
Simmonds, N.W. [B.E.80] India K:SPC-18861.000 No
Boyce, P.C. [1128] Thailand K:SPC-62929.000 No
Womersley; Whitmore [1059] Solomon Islands K:SPC-25725.000 No
Simmonds, N.W. [B.E. 89] India K:SPC-18856.000 No
Lörzing, J.A. [11919] Indonesia K000782798 Yes
s.coll [6322] Malaysia K000782752 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] Philippines K000782800 Yes
K:SPC-18862.000 No
Burma K:SPC-18860.000 No
Forster, R.H. [497] Malaysia K:SPC-22669.000 No
Womersley, J.S. [11814] K:SPC-26341.000 No
Wrigley, T.C. [274] Equatorial Guinea K:SPC-34675.000 No
Johns, R.J. [11003B] Papua New Guinea K002917885 Yes
K:SPC-22671.000 No
Jacobs, M. [5448] Malaysia K:SPC-32008.000 No
Johns, R.J. [9849] K:SPC-64278.000 No
Milliken, W, [1907] Brazil K:SPC-62756.000 No
Simmonds, H.W. [B.E. 74] Thailand K:SPC-18850.000 No
Portugal K:SPC-66593.000 No
K:SPC-25031.000 No
Polak, A.M. [898] Indonesia K002917884 Yes
Argent, G. [9902] Indonesia K000782795 Yes
Parkinson, C.E. [1761] Burma K001411798 Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Interactive Key to Seed Plants of Malesia and Indo-China

    • The Malesian Key Group (2010) Interactive Key to Seed Plants of Malesia and Indo-China (Version 2.0, 28 Jul 2010) The Nationaal Herbarium Nederland Leiden and The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Neotropikey

    • Milliken, W., Klitgard, B. and Baracat, A. (2009 onwards), Neotropikey - Interactive key and information resources for flowering plants of the Neotropics.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Trees of New Guinea

    • Trees of New Guinea
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0