Musa × paradisiaca
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Photo: Mark Hyde
Churchill Avenue, opposite Falmouth Road, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
Churchill Avenue, opposite Falmouth Road, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
Churchill Avenue, opposite Falmouth Road, Harare
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| Common names: | Plantain (English) |
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| Status: | Introduced (cultivated) and rarely escaping |
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| Notes: | Recorded for Zimbabwe in Biegel (1977) |
| Derivation of specific name: | paradisiaca: a reference to the Tree of Paradise as used in the Qu’ran. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native to Malaya and the Philippines. |
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| Insects associated with this species: | Eudocima divitiosa (Larval foodplant) Eudocima materna (Larval foodplant) Diaphone eumela (Larval foodplant) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
White, F. (1962). Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia Oxford Univ. Press. Page 17. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Musa × paradisiacaAfrican Plant Database: Musa × paradisiaca
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Musa × paradisiaca
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