Musaceae
Musa

Musa gracilis Holttum

First published in Kew Bull. 5: 154 (1950)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Peninsula Malaysia. It is a herbaceous tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Malaya

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Imin, K.; Kiew, R.; Kamarul Hisham, M.; Angan, A.; et al. [FRI68075] Malaysia K000782759 Yes
Imin, K.; Kiew, R.; Angan, A.; et al. [FRI68075] Malaysia K000782758 Yes
Imin, K.; Kiew, R.; Angan, A.; et al. [FRI68075] Malaysia K000782757 Yes
Simmonds, H.W. [B.E. 70] Malaysia K:SPC-18848.000 No
Corner, E.J.H. [30056] Malaysia K000292206 Type Yes
Corner, E.J.H. [30056] Malaysia K000292259 Type No
Corner, E.J.H. [30056] Malaysia K000292207 Type Yes
Corner, E.J.H. [30056] Malaysia K000292208 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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 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

  • Seed Collection Guides

    • Seed Collection Guides
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0