Musa paradisiaca L.

Musa paradisiaca L.
(Pisang)


Picture 1. Musa Paradisiaca L.


Classification
Kingdom         : Plantae
Divisi               : Magnoliophyta
Class                : Magnoliopsida
Order               : Zingiberales
Family             : Musaceae
Ganus              : Musa
Species            : Musa paradisiaca L.

Other Scientific Names
·         Karkandela malabarica Raf.
·         Musa acuminata x M. balbisiana
·         Musa acutibracteata M.Hotta
·         Musa aphurica Rumph.
·         Musa aphurica Rumph. ex Sagot
·         Musa arakanensis F.W.Ripley
·         Musa bacoba Rottb.
·         Musa berteroi Colla
·         Musa bidigitalis De Wild.
·         Musa carolinae Sterler
·         Musa champa Baker
·         Musa chapara Perr.
·         Musa chiliocarpa Backer
·         Musa corbieri A.Chev.
·         Musa corniculata Lour.
·         Musa dacca Horan.
·         Musa discolor Planch.
·         Musa emasculata De Briey
·         Musa humilis Perr.
·         Musa maculata Jacq.
·         Musa nigra Perr.
·         Musa odorata Lour.
·         Musa protractorachis De Wild.
·         Musa sapientum L.
·         Musa vittata W.Ackm.
·         Musa ×alphurica Miq.
·         Musa ×consociata Nakai
·         Musa ×dulcissima Nakai
·         Musa ×ingrata Nakai
·         Musa ×jaheri Nakai
·         Musa ×megalocarpa Nakai
·         Musa ×mensaria Moench
·         Musa ×mirabilis Nakai
·         Musa ×oleracea Vieill.
·         Musa ×pallida Nakai
·         Musa ×polycarpa Nakai
·         Musa ×prematura Nakai
·         Musa ×sapidisiaca K.C.Jacob
·         Musa ×trichocarpa Nakai

Deskription
Musa paradisiaca is a herbaceous plant (up to 9 m long) with a robust treelike pseudostem, a crown of large elongated oval deep-green leaves (up to 365 cm in length and 61 cm in width), with a prominent midrib, each plant produces a single inflorescence like drooping spike, and large bracts opening in succession, ovate, 15-20 cm long, concave, dark red in color and somewhat fleshy. Fruits are oblong, fleshy, 5-7cm long in wild form and longer in the cultivated varieties. The inflorescence is big with a reddish brown bract and is eaten as vegetables. The ripe fruits are sweet, juicy and full of seeds and the peel is thicker than other banana  (Imam & Akter, 2011).

Spot Character
Pseudo-stem with the spathas are clustered forming heart shaped

Distribution
Southeast Asia

Benefit
Edible fruit

Location

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