Musa nanensis, a New Banana (Musaceae) Species from Northern Thailand

Sasivimon Chomchalow Swangpol; Paweena Traiperm; Jamorn Somana; Narongsak Sukkaewmanee; Prachaya Srisanga; Piyakaset Suksathan

doi:10.1600/036364415X688790

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10 August 2015 Musa nanensis, a New Banana (Musaceae) Species from Northern Thailand

Sasivimon Chomchalow Swangpol, Paweena Traiperm, Jamorn Somana, Narongsak Sukkaewmanee, Prachaya Srisanga, Piyakaset Suksathan

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Systematic Botany, 40(2):426-432 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1600/036364415X688790

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A new species of banana (Musaceae), Musa nanensis Swangpol & Traiperm, from Nan, Thailand, is described and illustrated. Based on vegetative features, M. nanensis could be superficially categorized as related to M. laterita; however, it possesses several unique floral characters from the rest of the genus Musa, especially its six tepals and anthers, each fused at the base. A key to banana species of northern Thailand, based on morphology, is provided. The plant was found in a single location and is threatened with extinction due to heavy deforestation in the region.

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Sasivimon Chomchalow Swangpol, Paweena Traiperm, Jamorn Somana, Narongsak Sukkaewmanee, Prachaya Srisanga, and Piyakaset Suksathan "Musa nanensis, a New Banana (Musaceae) Species from Northern Thailand," Systematic Botany 40(2), 426-432, (10 August 2015). https://doi.org/10.1600/036364415X688790

Published: 10 August 2015

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