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Musa balbisiana

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Musa balbisiana, sometimes simply called plantain, is a wild species of banana native to eastern South Asia. Along with Musa acuminata, it is one of the two principal wild ancestors of nearly all modern cultivated banana varieties. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Used in Traditional Medicine 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Scientific Name
Musa balbisiana 4
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 5
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Plantae, Taxa
Source Musa balbisiana (Wikidata)
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Brazil

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India

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Japan

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Myanmar

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Nepal

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Philippines

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São Tomé and Príncipe

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South Asia

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Sri Lanka

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Taiwan

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Thailand

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Vietnam

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Sources
1. Musa balbisiana (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
    Musa balbisiana, also known simply as plantain, is a wild-type species of banana.
  • Infobox: status
    LC
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2. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (species profiles): Species profiles of Musa balbisiana
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (species profiles)system profile
Quote, system profile
"habitat": "Terrestrial"
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3. Plants For A Future: Musa balbisiana plant record
Plants For A FutureMedicinal Uses
Quote, Medicinal Uses
The fruit has medicinal properties[418 ].
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4. Musa balbisiana (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q94643 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Plantae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Zingiberales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12393
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12393
"cites_listing":"II/NC","eu_listing":"B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Zingiberales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
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Plant (Wikipedia)
Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
Quote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
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