Musa salaccensis

Javanese wild banana
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Zingiberales
Family:	Musaceae
Genus:	Musa
Section:	Musa sect. Callimusa
Species:	M. salaccensis
Binomial name
Musa salaccensis Zoll. ex Kurz [2]

Musa salaccensis, commonly called Javanese wild banana, ^[3] is a Malesian tropical species of plant in the banana family native to the islands of Sumatra and Java, in Indonesia. ^[2] It is placed in section Callimusa (now including the former section Australimusa), members of which have a diploid chromosome number of 2n = 20. ^[4]

Uses

The terminal inflorescences and male flower buds are edible, and can be cooked, or used as an ingredient in salads. ^[5]

References

1. Allen, R. & Plummer, J. (2020). "Musa salaccensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T121033060A121033235. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
2.  Species original description is in J. Agric. Soc. India 14:301. 1867. "Musa salaccensis". Germplasm Resources Information Network . Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture . Retrieved July 6, 2010.
3. Prof. Snow Barlow (July 19, 2002). "Sorting Musa Names". Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database. University of Melbourne. Retrieved July 7, 2010.
4. Wong, C.; Kiew, R.; Argent, G.; Set, O.; Lee, S.K. & Gan, Y.Y. (2002), "Assessment of the Validity of the Sections in Musa (Musaceae) using ALFP", Annals of Botany, 90 (2): 231–238, doi:10.1093/aob/mcf170, PMC   4240415 , PMID   12197520
5. Jean Kennedy (July 30, 2009). "Bananas and People in the Homeland of Genus Musa: Not Just a Pretty Fruit" (PDF). Ethnobotany Research & Applications. 7: 179–197. doi: 10.17348/era.7.0.179-197 . Retrieved July 6, 2010. NOTE: A TEXT version of this article can be found via the University of Hawaii at Manoa, at this web address.