Musa beccarii
Species of flowering plant
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Musa beccarii is a species of wild banana (genus Musa), found in Malaysia, in Sabah (in the northern part of the island of Borneo).[3][4] It is placed in section Callimusa (now including the former section Australimusa).[5]
| Musa beccarii | |
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| M. beccarii subsp. hottana | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Musaceae |
| Genus: | Musa |
| Section: | Musa sect. Callimusa |
| Species: | M. beccarii |
| Binomial name | |
| Musa beccarii | |
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Description
Musa beccarii is a stoloniferous plant growing up to 1.2 metres (3 ft 11 in) tall, with up to 12 suckers.[1] The flower bud is narrow, bright scarlet with green-tipped bracts. The fruit is green and thin.[6]
Habitat
Musa beccarii grows in damp places at edge of Borneo lowland rain forests and grass fields, up to 49 metres (161 ft) elevation.[1]
Taxonomy
The species is named after Italian naturalist Odoardo Beccari.[7]
It includes two subspecies, Musa beccarii subsp. beccarii (the autonym) and Musa beccarii subsp. hottana Häkkinen.[8][9] Häkkinen et al., 2007 use Inter-Retrotransposon Amplified Polymorphism (IRAP) markers to measure genetic distance between the subspecies.[8] They recommend separation as Musa beccarii and Musa hottana.[8]
