Musa peekelii

Musa peekelii is a species of wild banana (genus Musa), native to eastern New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago.[2] It is placed in section Callimusa (now including the former section Australimusa), members of which have a diploid chromosome number of 2n = 20.[4] It is a very tall plant, reaching over 10 m (33 ft), with a narrow green drooping bud.[5] The ripe bananas are red with bright yellow flesh.[6] It is one of the possible parents of the cultivated Fe'i bananas.[5]

Musa peekelii
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Musaceae
Genus: Musa
Section: Musa sect. Callimusa
Species:
M. peekelii
Binomial name
Musa peekelii
Subspecies
Synonyms[3]
  • Musa angustigemma N.W.Simmonds
     [=M. peekelii subsp. angustigemma]

The subspecies M. peekelii subsp. angustigemma has been treated as a separate species, M. angustigemma.[5][7]

References
  1. Plummer, J. & Kallow, S. (2020). "Musa peekelii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T158541761A158544388. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  2. "Musa peekelii", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2013-01-19
  3. "Musa peekelii". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2013-01-22.
  4. Wong, C.; Kiew, R.; Argent, G.; Set, O.; Lee, S.K. & Gan, Y.Y. (2002), "Assessment of the Validity of the Sections in Musa (Musaceae) using ALFP", Annals of Botany, 90 (2): 231–238, doi:10.1093/aob/mcf170, PMC 4240415, PMID 12197520
  5. Ploetz, R.C.; Kepler, A.K.; Daniells, J. & Nelson, S.C. (2007), "Banana and Plantain: An Overview with Emphasis on Pacific Island Cultivars" (PDF), in Elevitch, C.R (ed.), Species Profiles for Pacific Island Agroforestry, Hōlualoa, Hawai'i: Permanent Agriculture Resources (PAR), retrieved 2013-01-10
  6. Sharrock, S. (2001), "Diversity in the genus Musa: focus on Australimusa" (PDF), in INIBAP (ed.), Networking Banana and Plantain: INIBAP Annual Report 2000, Montpellier, France: International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain, pp. 14–19
  7. "Musa peekelii subsp. angustigemma". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2013-01-22.
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