Musa balbisiana
Banana, Plantain
Also known as: Musa ×sapientum f. pruinosa King ex Baker +3 more
- Musa ×sapientum f. pruinosa King ex Baker
- Musa bakeri Hook.f.
- Musa martini Van Geert
- Musa martinii VanGeert
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Musaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a herbaceous tree.
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Musa balbisiana (commonly known as Banana or Plantain) is a tree belonging to the Musaceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Papuasia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Assam, Bismarck Archipelago, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Borneo, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hawaii, Malaya, Taiwan, West Himalaya
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms