Musa itinerans
Musa itinerans, the Yunnan banana, is a species of banana. The tender inner stalk is also harvested and eaten. It is the landmark 24,200th plant species saved at Kew Gardens' Millennium Seed Bank Project. With this addition the seed bank has collected 10% of the world’s wild plant species.[2] In China it is an important food for wild Asian elephants.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Musaceae |
| Genus: | Musa |
| Section: | Musa sect. Musa |
| Species: | M. itinerans |
| Binomial name | |
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References
Wikispecies has information related to Musa itinerans.
- Allen, R. & Plummer, J. (2020). "Musa itinerans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T111907139A111907141. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
- kew.org Archived 2009-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
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