Musa paradisiaca L.

 
  • Family : MUSACEAE
    (Banana Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KELA FAMILY (केला फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Musaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Musa × paradisiaca L.
  • Common name : Plankton, Banana, Kadali, Plantain
  • Vernacular name :
    • Kele-ka-pedh, Kayla (Hindi)
    • Baale hannu, Baale gida, Baaleh hannu (Kannada)
    • Arati (Telugu)
    • Vazhai (Tamil)
    • Kadali (Sanskrit)
    • Kela (Marathi)
    • Kadalivazha, Shethrakadali, Vazha (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Cultivated throughout.
  • Comments / notes : Runs wild and occurs in deep ravines
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Cultivated
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Maharashtra : Thane district
    • Odisha : Odisha
    • Punjab : Punjab
  • Native : Malaya, Philippines
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Malaya, Philippines, Alabama, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Ascension, Bangladesh, Borneo, Burkina, Caroline Islands, Central African Repu, Chad, Chagos Archipelago, China, Comoros, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Fiji, Florida, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Hainan, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Jawa, Kenya, Leeward Islands, Lesser Sunda Islands, Line Islands, Madagascar, Maldives, Marquesas, Mauritius, Mexico, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Niue, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Samoa, Santa Cruz Islands, Society Islands, South China Sea, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tuvalu, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Musa paradisiaca. Downloaded on 13 December 2024.

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