Notes on the natural history of the Johore banana Musa gracilis holttum

Musa gracilis is the only wild banana species in Johore, Malaysia. In Kelantan and Trengganu it grows together with M. acuminata Colla. M. gracilis and M. violascens Ridley (in section Callimusa) are compared. Both are endemic to Peninsular Malaysia but their geographic distribution does not overlap...

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Main Author: Kiew, Ruth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Malaysian Nature Society 1987
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38711/1/38711.pdf
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description Musa gracilis is the only wild banana species in Johore, Malaysia. In Kelantan and Trengganu it grows together with M. acuminata Colla. M. gracilis and M. violascens Ridley (in section Callimusa) are compared. Both are endemic to Peninsular Malaysia but their geographic distribution does not overlap. The anatomy of the seed of M. gracilis is described and the function of the chalazal mass is discussed. Growth (increase in stem height and rate of leaf production), its ecology and conservation status are also mentioned
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spelling upm.eprints-387112015-06-16T01:34:43Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38711/ Notes on the natural history of the Johore banana Musa gracilis holttum Kiew, Ruth Musa gracilis is the only wild banana species in Johore, Malaysia. In Kelantan and Trengganu it grows together with M. acuminata Colla. M. gracilis and M. violascens Ridley (in section Callimusa) are compared. Both are endemic to Peninsular Malaysia but their geographic distribution does not overlap. The anatomy of the seed of M. gracilis is described and the function of the chalazal mass is discussed. Growth (increase in stem height and rate of leaf production), its ecology and conservation status are also mentioned Malaysian Nature Society 1987 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38711/1/38711.pdf Kiew, Ruth (1987) Notes on the natural history of the Johore banana Musa gracilis holttum. Malayan Nature Journal, 41 (1-3). pp. 239-248. ISSN 0025-1291
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Notes on the natural history of the Johore banana Musa gracilis holttum
title Notes on the natural history of the Johore banana Musa gracilis holttum
title_full Notes on the natural history of the Johore banana Musa gracilis holttum
title_fullStr Notes on the natural history of the Johore banana Musa gracilis holttum
title_full_unstemmed Notes on the natural history of the Johore banana Musa gracilis holttum
title_short Notes on the natural history of the Johore banana Musa gracilis holttum
title_sort notes on the natural history of the johore banana musa gracilis holttum
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38711/1/38711.pdf
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