Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Zingiberales
Family:
Genus:
Species:
paradisiaca
ID:
475324

Status:
valid

Authors:
L.

Source:
wcs

Year:
1753

Citation Micro:
Sp. Pl. : 1043 (1753)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000474656

Common Names

  • Musa paradisiaca
  • Paradise Banana
  • Plantain

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Synonyms

  • Karkandela malabarica Raf. [unknown]
  • Musa acutibracteata M.Hotta [unknown]
  • Musa alphurica Miq. [deprecated]
  • Musa aphurica Rumph. ex Sagot [unknown]
  • Musa bacoba Rottb. [unknown]
  • Musa berteroi Colla [unknown]
  • Musa bidigitalis De Wild. [unknown]
  • Musa carolinae Sterler [deprecated]
  • Musa chapara Perr. [unknown]
  • Musa chiliocarpa Backer ex K.Heyne [unknown]
  • Musa consociata Nakai [deprecated]
  • Musa corbieri A.Chev. [unknown]
  • Musa corniculata Lour. [unknown]
  • Musa dacca Horan. [unknown]
  • Musa decrescens De Briey ex De Wild. [unknown]
  • Musa dulcissima Nakai [deprecated]
  • Musa emasculata De Briey ex De Wild. [unknown]
  • Musa humilis Perr. [deprecated]
  • Musa ingrata Nakai [deprecated]
  • Musa jaheri Nakai [deprecated]
  • Musa maculata Jacq. [unknown]
  • Musa megalocarpa Nakai [deprecated]
  • Musa mensaria Moench [deprecated]
  • Musa mirabilis Nakai [deprecated]
  • Musa nigra Perr. [unknown]
  • Musa odorata Lour. [unknown]
  • Musa oleracea Vieill. [deprecated]
  • Musa pallida Nakai [deprecated]
  • Musa paradisiaca champa (Baker) K.Schum. [unknown]
  • Musa paradisiaca cinerea Blanco [unknown]
  • Musa paradisiaca compressa Blanco [unknown]
  • Musa paradisiaca dacca (Horan.) K.Schum. [unknown]
  • Musa paradisiaca glaberrima Blanco [unknown]
  • Musa paradisiaca glauca Blanco [unknown]
  • Musa paradisiaca lacatan Blanco [unknown]
  • Musa paradisiaca longa Blanco [unknown]
  • Musa paradisiaca magna Blanco [unknown]
  • Musa paradisiaca martabarica (Baker) K.Schum. [unknown]
  • Musa paradisiaca maxima Blanco [unknown]
  • Musa paradisiaca mensaria (Baker) K.Schum. [unknown]
  • Musa paradisiaca normalis Kuntze [unknown]
  • Musa paradisiaca odorata (Lour.) K.Schum. [unknown]
  • Musa paradisiaca oleracea (Vieill.) K.Schum. [unknown]
  • Musa paradisiaca rubra (Firminger ex Baker) K.Schum. [unknown]
  • Musa paradisiaca sanguinea (Welw. ex Baker) K.Schum. [unknown]
  • Musa paradisiaca sapientum (L.) Kuntze [unknown]
  • Musa paradisiaca suaveolens Blanco [unknown]
  • Musa paradisiaca subrubea Blanco [unknown]
  • Musa paradisiaca ternatensis Blanco [unknown]
  • Musa paradisiaca tombak Blanco [unknown]
  • Musa paradisiaca ulnaris Blanco [unknown]
  • Musa paradisiaca violacea (Baker) K.Schum. [deprecated]
  • Musa paradisiaca vittata (W.Ackm. ex Rodigas) K.Schum. [unknown]
  • Musa polycarpa Nakai [deprecated]
  • Musa prematura Nakai [deprecated]
  • Musa protractorachis De Wild. [unknown]
  • Musa purpureotomentosa De Wild. [unknown]
  • Musa sapidisiaca K.C.Jacob [deprecated]
  • Musa sapientum L. [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum americana N.G.Teodoro [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum angao Quisumb. [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum baca Quisumb. [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum binutig N.G.Teodoro [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum canara N.G.Teodoro [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum canaya Quisumb. [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum champa Baker [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum cinerea (Blanco) N.G.Teodoro [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum compressa (Blanco) N.G.Teodoro [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum cubensis N.G.Teodoro [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum dacca (Horan.) Baker [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum daryao N.G.Teodoro [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum dinalaga Quisumb. [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum dool Quisumb. [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum eda Quisumb. [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum flabellata Quisumb. [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum galatayan Quisumb. [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum garangao N.G.Teodoro [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum glaberrima (Blanco) N.G.Teodoro [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum glauca (Blanco) N.G.Teodoro [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum grandis N.G.Teodoro [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum humilis Merr. [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum inarnibal N.G.Teodoro [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum kinamay Quisumb. [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum lacatan (Blanco) N.G.Teodoro [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum longa (Blanco) N.G.Teodoro [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum martabarica Baker [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum mensaria Baker [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum odorata (Lour.) Baker [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum padilat Quisumb. [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum pamotion Quisumb. [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum pelipia Quisumb. [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum principe Quisumb. [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum putian Quisumb. [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum raines Quisumb. [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum regia Baker [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum rubra Firminger ex Baker [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum sanguinea Welw. ex Baker [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum sarocsoc Quisumb. [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum sision Quisumb. [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum suaveolens (Blanco) N.G.Teodoro [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum ternatensis (Blanco) N.G.Teodoro [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum tombak (Blanco) N.G.Teodoro [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum tudlong N.G.Teodoro [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum tuldoc N.G.Teodoro [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum violacea (Blanco) N.G.Teodoro [deprecated]
  • Musa sapientum vittata Hook. [unknown]
  • Musa trichocarpa Nakai [deprecated]
  • Musa vittata W.Ackm. ex Rodigas [unknown]
  • Musa arakanensis F.W.Ripley ex Blechynden [deprecated]
  • Musa champa Baker [unknown]
  • Musa decrescens pembuki De Briey ex De Wild. [unknown]
  • Musa decrescens viridis De Briey ex De Wild. [unknown]
  • Musa decrescens rubromaculata De Briey ex De Wild. [unknown]
  • Musa emasculata kiala De Briey ex De Wild. [unknown]
  • Musa emasculata kimbende De Briey ex De Wild. [unknown]
  • Musa emasculata lomba De Briey ex De Wild. [unknown]
  • Musa emasculata zengani De Briey ex De Wild. [unknown]
  • Musa paradisiaca bende De Briey ex De Wild. [unknown]
  • Musa paradisiaca bilul De Briey ex De Wild. [unknown]
  • Musa paradisiaca kitebbe De Briey ex De Wild. [unknown]
  • Musa paradisiaca seluka De Briey ex De Wild. [unknown]
  • Musa paradisiaca funu-nua De Briey ex De Wild. [unknown]
  • Musa paradisiaca kilola De Briey ex De Wild. [unknown]
  • Musa paradisiaca dongila De Briey ex De Wild. [unknown]
  • Musa paradisiaca tuba De Briey ex De Wild. [unknown]
  • Musa paradisiaca viridis De Briey ex De Wild. [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum fieleto De Briey ex De Wild. [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum satama De Briey ex De Wild. [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum dubia King [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum dubia (King) A.M.Cowan & Cowan [unknown]
  • Musa paradisiaca corniculata G.Forst. [unknown]
  • Musa paradisiaca exsicca G.Forst. [unknown]
  • Musa paradisiaca tetragona G.Forst. [unknown]
  • Musa paradisiaca acicularis G.Forst. [unknown]
  • Musa paradisiaca coriacea G.Forst. [unknown]
  • Musa paradisiaca mensaria G.Forst. [unknown]
  • Musa paradisiaca regia G.Forst. [unknown]
  • Musa paradisiaca purpurascens G.Forst. [unknown]
  • Musa paradisiaca punctata G.Forst. [unknown]
  • Musa paradisiaca fatua G.Forst. [unknown]
  • Musa paradisiaca coarctata G.Forst. [unknown]
  • Musa paradisiaca papillosa G.Forst. [unknown]
  • Musa paradisiaca lunaris G.Forst. [unknown]
  • Musa discolor Planch. [unknown]
  • Musa balbisiana vittata (Hook.) M.R.Almeida [unknown]
  • Musa paradisiaca sapientum (L.) Kuntze [deprecated]
  • Musa sapientum paradisiaca (L.) Baker [deprecated]
  • Musa sapientum oleracea (Vieill.) Baker [unknown]
  • Musa sapientum paradisiaca (L.) Baker [deprecated]

Description

Musa paradisiaca (also called Musa paradisiaca, among many other common names) is a small shrub native to South America. It has small, yellow flowers and grows in dry, rocky habitats.

Uses & Benefits

Musa paradisiaca is a popular ornamental plant and is often used in landscaping. It is also used in traditional medicine to treat a variety of ailments, including fever, malaria, and digestive problems. It is also used as a food source, as its leaves and fruits are edible.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Musa paradisiaca has yellow flowers with red centers. Its seeds are small and black, and its seedlings are small and green.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Musa paradisiaca is a fast-growing, low-maintenance plant that can be propagated easily from stem cuttings. To propagate, take a stem cutting from an existing plant and place it in a pot filled with moist soil. Keep the soil moist and in a warm, bright location and the cutting should take root within a few weeks. Once the cutting has taken root, it can be transplanted into a larger pot and cared for as a mature plant.

Where to Find Musa paradisiaca

Musa paradisiaca is found in India, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka.

Musa paradisiaca FAQ

What is the scientific name of Musa paradisiaca?

Musa paradisiaca

What is the common name of Musa paradisiaca?

Paradisiaca Banana

What type of plant is Musa paradisiaca?

Herbaceous perennial

Species in the Musa genus

Species in the Musaceae family

Ensete glaucum, Ensete homblei, Ensete livingstonianum, Ensete perrieri, Ensete superbum, Ensete ventricosum, Ensete lecongkietii, Musa acuminata, Musa alinsanaya, Musa aurantiaca, Musa balbisiana, Musa banksii, Musa basjoo, Musa beccarii, Musa boman, Musa borneensis, Musa bukensis, Musa campestris, Musa celebica, Musa cheesmanii, Musa coccinea, Musa exotica, Musa fitzalanii, Musa flaviflora, Musa gracilis, Musa griersonii, Musa hirta, Musa ingens, Musa insularimontana, Musa itinerans, Musa jackeyi, Musa johnsii, Musa kattuvazhana, Musa lanceolata, Musa lawitiensis, Musa lolodensis, Musa maclayi, Musa mannii, Musa monticola, Musa muluensis, Musa nagensium, Musa ochracea, Musa ornata, Musa paracoccinea, Musa paradisiaca, Musa peekelii, Musa rosea, Musa rubra, Musa salaccensis, Musa sanguinea,