Musa discolor
Vieill.
Musaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A large herb in the banana family (Musaceae) producing edible fruit. It is a tropical plant occasionally cultivated in the Loyalty Islands.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Hawaii, New Caledonia, Pacific, Vanuatu ?,
Other Information
It is cultivated in the Loyalty Islands.
Notes
This name has not been validly published. Musa x discolor Planch is a synonym or Musa x paradisiaca.
Synonyms
Probably Musa acuminata AAB group
References (2)
- Barrau, J., 1976, Subsistence Agriculture in Melanesia. Bernice P. Bishop Museu, Bulletin 219 Honolulu Hawaii. Kraus reprint. p 46
- Hakkinen, M. & Vare, H., 2008, Typification and check-list of Musa L. names (Musaceae) with nomenclatural notes. Adansonia ser. 3, 30(1):63-112
