Musa paradisiaca L.

 
  • Family : MUSACEAE
    (BANANA FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Musaceae
  • Species : Musa paradisiaca
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Musa x paradisiaca L.
  • Common name : Plankton, Banana Plant
  • Vernacular name : Kele-ka-pedh, Kayla (Hin.); Baale hannu, Baale gida (Kan.); Vazhai (Tam.); Arati (Tel.); Ban kadali, Kadali (Ori.); Kadali (San.)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
  • Comments : Cultivated on hills and plains as a cash crop. Sometimes in wild in deep ravines.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • World Distribution : Cultivated in tropics.
  • Literature : H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Musa x paradisiaca. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.

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