Musa discolor
Vieill.
MusaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is eaten.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant.
Hawaii, New Caledonia, Pacific, Vanuatu ?,
Countries: Australia, Fiji, Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, New Caledonia, Nauru, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Palau, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, United States, Vanuatu, Samoa
How to Identify
A large herb in the banana family (Musaceae) producing edible fruit. It is a tropical plant occasionally cultivated in the Loyalty Islands.
Other Information
It is cultivated in the Loyalty Islands.
Notes
This name has not been validly published. Musa x discolor Planch is a synonym or Musa x paradisiaca.
Names & Synonyms
Probably Musa acuminata AAB group
References (2)
- Barrau, J., 1976, Subsistence Agriculture in Melanesia. Bernice P. Bishop Museu, Bulletin 219 Honolulu Hawaii. Kraus reprint. p 46
- Hakkinen, M. & Vare, H., 2008, Typification and check-list of Musa L. names (Musaceae) with nomenclatural notes. Adansonia ser. 3, 30(1):63-112
