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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) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Introduced (cultivated) and rarely escaping |
| Description: |
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| Notes: | Recorded for Zimbabwe in Biegel (1977) |
| Derivation of specific name: | paradisiaca: of paradise, i.e. of gardens |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native to India |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | |
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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. |
Other sources of information about Musa paradisiaca:
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Flora of Malawi: cultivated Musa paradisiacaFlora of Mozambique: cultivated Musa paradisiaca
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Musa paradisiaca
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Musa paradisiaca
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Musa paradisiacaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Musa paradisiaca
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Musa paradisiaca
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Musa paradisiaca
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Musa paradisiaca
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Musa paradisiaca
JSTOR Plant Science: Musa paradisiaca
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Musa paradisiaca
Plants of the World Online: Musa paradisiaca
Tropicos: Musa paradisiaca
Wikipedia: Musa paradisiaca
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