Musa fitzalanii

Musa fitzalanii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Clade:Commelinids
Order:Zingiberales
Family:Musaceae
Genus:Musa
Species: M. fitzalanii
Binomial name
Musa fitzalanii

Musa fitzalanii is a species of wild banana (genus Musa), which was native to north-east Queensland, Australia, but is now believed to be extinct.[1] The type specimen was collected in the 19th century, from the vicinity of 'Daintree's River'.[2] Along with M. acuminata and M. jackeyi, it was one of the three species native to Australia.[3] It was placed in section Callimusa (now including the former section Australimusa).[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Musa fitzalanii", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2013-01-17
  2. ↑ von Mueller, Ferdinand (1875), "Musaceae", Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae (in Latin), 9: 188–190, retrieved 2013-01-21 (original description of species)
  3. ↑ Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (2008), The Biology of Musa L. (banana) (PDF), Australian Government
  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


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