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Musa paradisiaca L.

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Musa paradisiaca L.
Musa paradisiaca L.
Musa paradisiaca L.
Musa paradisiaca L.
Musa paradisiaca L.
Musa paradisiaca L.
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymKarkandela malabarica Raf.
synonymMusa acutibracteata M.Hotta
synonymMusa alphurica Miq., nom. superfl.
synonymMusa aphurica Rumph. ex Sagot
synonymMusa arakanensis F.W.Ripley ex Blechynden, nom. nud.
synonymMusa bacoba Rottb.
synonymMusa balbisiana var. vittata (W.Ackm. ex Rodigas) M.R.Almeida
synonymMusa berteroi Colla
synonymMusa bidigitalis De Wild.
synonymMusa carolinae Sterler, nom. nud.
synonymMusa champa Baker
synonymMusa chapara Perr.
synonymMusa chiliocarpa Backer ex K.Heyne
synonymMusa consociata Nakai, no Latin descr.
synonymMusa corbieri A.Chev.
synonymMusa corniculata Lour.
synonymMusa dacca Horan.
synonymMusa decrescens De Briey ex De Wild.
synonymMusa decrescens var. pembuki De Briey ex De Wild.
synonymMusa decrescens var. rubromaculata De Briey ex De Wild.
synonymMusa decrescens var. viridis De Briey ex De Wild.
synonymMusa discolor Planch.
synonymMusa dulcissima Nakai, no Latin descr.
synonymMusa emasculata De Briey ex De Wild.
synonymMusa emasculata var. kiala De Briey ex De Wild.
synonymMusa emasculata var. kimbende De Briey ex De Wild.
synonymMusa emasculata var. lomba De Briey ex De Wild.
synonymMusa emasculata var. zengani De Briey ex De Wild.
synonymMusa humilis Perr., nom. illeg.
synonymMusa ingrata Nakai, no Latin descr.
synonymMusa jaheri Nakai, no Latin descr.
synonymMusa maculata Jacq.
synonymMusa megalocarpa Nakai, no Latin descr.
synonymMusa mensaria Moench, nom. superfl.
synonymMusa mirabilis Nakai, no Latin descr.
synonymMusa nigra Perr.
synonymMusa odorata Lour.
synonymMusa oleracea Vieill., no diagnostic descr.
synonymMusa pallida Nakai, no Latin descr.
synonymMusa paradisiaca f. dongila De Briey ex De Wild.
synonymMusa paradisiaca f. funu-nua De Briey ex De Wild.
synonymMusa paradisiaca f. kilola De Briey ex De Wild.
synonymMusa paradisiaca f. seluka De Briey ex De Wild.
synonymMusa paradisiaca f. tuba De Briey ex De Wild.
synonymMusa paradisiaca subsp. normalis Kuntze, nom. inval.
synonymMusa paradisiaca subsp. sapientum (L.) Kuntze
synonymMusa paradisiaca var. acicularis G.Forst.
synonymMusa paradisiaca var. bende De Briey ex De Wild.
synonymMusa paradisiaca var. bilul De Briey ex De Wild.
synonymMusa paradisiaca var. champa (Baker) K.Schum.
synonymMusa paradisiaca var. cinerea Blanco
synonymMusa paradisiaca var. coarctata G.Forst.
synonymMusa paradisiaca var. compressa Blanco
synonymMusa paradisiaca var. coriacea G.Forst.
synonymMusa paradisiaca var. corniculata G.Forst.
synonymMusa paradisiaca var. dacca (Horan.) K.Schum.
synonymMusa paradisiaca var. exsicca G.Forst.
synonymMusa paradisiaca var. fatua G.Forst.
synonymMusa paradisiaca var. glaberrima Blanco
synonymMusa paradisiaca var. glauca Blanco
synonymMusa paradisiaca var. kitebbe De Briey ex De Wild.
synonymMusa paradisiaca var. lacatan Blanco
synonymMusa paradisiaca var. longa Blanco
synonymMusa paradisiaca var. lunaris G.Forst.
synonymMusa paradisiaca var. magna Blanco
synonymMusa paradisiaca var. martabarica (Baker) K.Schum.
synonymMusa paradisiaca var. maxima Blanco
synonymMusa paradisiaca var. mensaria (Baker) K.Schum.
synonymMusa paradisiaca var. mensaria G.Forst.
synonymMusa paradisiaca var. odorata (Lour.) K.Schum.
synonymMusa paradisiaca var. oleracea (Vieill.) K.Schum.
synonymMusa paradisiaca var. papillosa G.Forst.
synonymMusa paradisiaca var. punctata G.Forst.
synonymMusa paradisiaca var. purpurascens G.Forst.
synonymMusa paradisiaca var. regia G.Forst.
synonymMusa paradisiaca var. rubra (Firminger ex Baker) K.Schum.
synonymMusa paradisiaca var. sanguinea (Welw. ex Baker) K.Schum.
synonymMusa paradisiaca var. suaveolens Blanco
synonymMusa paradisiaca var. subrubea Blanco
synonymMusa paradisiaca var. ternatensis Blanco
synonymMusa paradisiaca var. tetragona G.Forst.
synonymMusa paradisiaca var. tombak Blanco
synonymMusa paradisiaca var. ulnaris Blanco
synonymMusa paradisiaca var. violacea (Baker) K.Schum., nom. illeg.
synonymMusa paradisiaca var. violacea Blanco
synonymMusa paradisiaca var. viridis De Briey ex De Wild.
synonymMusa paradisiaca var. vittata (W.Ackm. ex Rodigas) K.Schum.
synonymMusa polycarpa Nakai, no Latin descr.
synonymMusa prematura Nakai, no Latin descr.
synonymMusa protractorachis De Wild.
synonymMusa purpureotomentosa De Wild.
synonymMusa sapidisiaca K.C.Jacob, nom. superfl.
synonymMusa sapientum f. dubia Baker
synonymMusa sapientum L.
synonymMusa sapientum var. americana N.G.Teodoro
synonymMusa sapientum var. angao Quisumb.
synonymMusa sapientum var. baca Quisumb.
synonymMusa sapientum var. binutig N.G.Teodoro
synonymMusa sapientum var. canara N.G.Teodoro
synonymMusa sapientum var. canaya Quisumb.
synonymMusa sapientum var. champa (Baker) Baker
synonymMusa sapientum var. cinerea (Blanco) N.G.Teodoro
synonymMusa sapientum var. compressa (Blanco) N.G.Teodoro
synonymMusa sapientum var. cubensis N.G.Teodoro
synonymMusa sapientum var. dacca (Horan.) Baker
synonymMusa sapientum var. daryao N.G.Teodoro
synonymMusa sapientum var. dinalaga Quisumb.
synonymMusa sapientum var. dool Quisumb.
synonymMusa sapientum var. dubia (Baker) A.M.Cowan & Cowan
synonymMusa sapientum var. eda Quisumb.
synonymMusa sapientum var. fieleto De Briey ex De Wild.
synonymMusa sapientum var. flabellata Quisumb.
synonymMusa sapientum var. galatayan Quisumb.
synonymMusa sapientum var. garangao N.G.Teodoro
synonymMusa sapientum var. glaberrima (Blanco) N.G.Teodoro
synonymMusa sapientum var. glauca (Blanco) N.G.Teodoro
synonymMusa sapientum var. grandis N.G.Teodoro
synonymMusa sapientum var. humilis Merr.
synonymMusa sapientum var. inarnibal N.G.Teodoro
synonymMusa sapientum var. kinamay Quisumb.
synonymMusa sapientum var. lacatan (Blanco) N.G.Teodoro
synonymMusa sapientum var. longa (Blanco) N.G.Teodoro
synonymMusa sapientum var. martabarica Baker
synonymMusa sapientum var. mensaria Baker
synonymMusa sapientum var. odorata (Lour.) Baker
synonymMusa sapientum var. oleracea (Vieill.) Baker, nom. inval.
synonymMusa sapientum var. padilat Quisumb.
synonymMusa sapientum var. pamotion Quisumb.
synonymMusa sapientum var. paradisiaca (L.) Baker, nom. illeg.
synonymMusa sapientum var. pelipia Quisumb.
synonymMusa sapientum var. principe Quisumb.
synonymMusa sapientum var. putian Quisumb.
synonymMusa sapientum var. raines Quisumb.
synonymMusa sapientum var. regia (G.Forst.) Baker
synonymMusa sapientum var. rubra Firminger ex Baker
synonymMusa sapientum var. sanguinea Welw. ex Baker
synonymMusa sapientum var. sarocsoc Quisumb.
synonymMusa sapientum var. satama De Briey ex De Wild.
synonymMusa sapientum var. sision Quisumb.
synonymMusa sapientum var. suaveolens (Blanco) N.G.Teodoro
synonymMusa sapientum var. ternatensis (Blanco) N.G.Teodoro
synonymMusa sapientum var. tombak (Blanco) N.G.Teodoro
synonymMusa sapientum var. tudlong N.G.Teodoro
synonymMusa sapientum var. tuldoc N.G.Teodoro
synonymMusa sapientum var. violacea (Blanco) N.G.Teodoro, nom. illeg.
synonymMusa sapientum var. violacea Baker
synonymMusa sapientum var. vittata (W.Ackm. ex Rodigas) Hook.f.
synonymMusa trichocarpa Nakai, no Latin descr.
synonymMusa vittata W.Ackm. ex Rodigas
🗒 Common Names
Assamese
  • Jahaji-kol
Other
  • Banana
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Nonwoody gigantic herb
Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
Contributors 
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Status UNDER_CREATION
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    Diagnostic Keys
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    📚 Habitat and Distribution
    General Habitat
    Forested areas
    Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
    Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY
    References 
      Description
      Global Distribution

      India: Assam

      Indian Distribution

      Manas Biosphere reserve

      Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
      Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
      Licenses CC_BY
      References 
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        📚 Occurrence
        No Data
        📚 Uses and Management
        Uses

        System of Medicines Used In

        Homoeopathy
        Homoeopathy
        Ayurveda
        Ayurveda
        Folk medicine
        Folk medicine
        Siddha
        Siddha
        Unani
        Unani
        Sowa-Rigpa
        Sowa-Rigpa
        System Of Medicines Used In

        Ayurveda, Folk medicine, Homoeopathy, Sowa-Rigpa, Unani, Siddha

        FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1481
        Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1481
        Contributors 
        Status UNDER_CREATION
        Licenses CC_BY
        References 
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          📚 Information Listing
          References
          1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1481
          Information Listing > References
          1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1481

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          📚 Meta data
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          🐾 Taxonomy
          RootRoot
          KingdomPlantae
          PhylumTracheophyta
          ClassLiliopsida
          OrderZingiberales
          FamilyMusaceae
          GenusMusa
          SpeciesMusa paradisiaca L.
          📊 Temporal Distribution
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