Musa paradisiaca L.

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Musa paradisiaca

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

Musa paradisiaca

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

Musa paradisiaca

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

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Synonyms:
Common names: Plantain (English)
Description:
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: paradisiaca: of paradise, i.e. of gardens
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Native to India
Growth form(s):
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.

Other sources of information about Musa paradisiaca:

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Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Musa paradisiaca
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Musa paradisiaca
Flora of Zimbabwe: Musa paradisiaca
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Musa paradisiaca

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Musa paradisiaca
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Musa paradisiaca
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Musa paradisiaca
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Musa paradisiaca
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iNaturalist: Musa paradisiaca
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: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Malawi: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Musa paradisiaca.
https://www.malawiflora.com/cult/species.php?species_id=203790, retrieved 28 March 2024

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