Musa balbisiana

Musa balbisiana
	The wild banana plant
	The fruit of M. balbisiana, showing numerous seeds
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Zingiberales
Family:	Musaceae
Genus:	Musa
Species:	M. balbisiana
Binomial name
	Musa balbisiana; Colla 1820
	Original native ranges of the ancestors of modern edible bananas: M. acuminata is shown in green and M. balbisiana in orange.
Synonyms
	M. × sapientum var. pruinosa M. liukiuensis; M. bakeri Hook.f. ; Backer (Matsum.) Makino ex Kuroiwa ; M. × paradisiaca var. granulosa M. dechangensis; G.Forst. (King ex Baker) A.M.Cowan & Cowan ; M. brachycarpa J.L.Liu & M.G.Liu ; ([[George King (botanist)\|King]] ex Baker) Burkill M. pruinosa;

References

↑ Edmond de Langhe & Pierre de Maret (2004). "Tracking the banana: its significance in early agriculture". In Jon G. Hather. The Prehistory of Food: Appetites for Change. Routledge. p. 372. ISBN 978-0-203-20338-5.
↑ "Build checklist for Musa". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2013-01-22.

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Musa balbisiana

The wild banana plant

The fruit of M. balbisiana, showing numerous seeds
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Zingiberales
Family:	Musaceae
Genus:	Musa
Species:	M. balbisiana
Binomial name
*Musa balbisiana* Colla 1820

Original native ranges of the ancestors of modern edible bananas: M. acuminata is shown in green and M. balbisiana in orange.^[1]
Synonyms^[2]
M. × sapientum var. pruinosa M. liukiuensis M. bakeri Hook.f. Backer (Matsum.) Makino ex Kuroiwa M. × paradisiaca var. granulosa M. dechangensis G.Forst. (King ex Baker) A.M.Cowan & Cowan M. brachycarpa J.L.Liu & M.G.Liu ([[George King (botanist)\|King]] ex Baker) Burkill M. pruinosa