Two New Records of Wild Bananas (Musa balbisiana and Musa itinerans) from Sulawesi

Authors

Lulut Dwi Sulistyaningsih, Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Institut Pertanian Bogor, Bogor 16680, Indonesia. Division of Botany, Research Centre for Biology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Cibinong Science Centre, Cibinong 16911, Indonesia
Rita Megia, Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Institut Pertanian Bogor, Bogor 16680, IndonesiaFollow
Elizabeth Anita Widjaja, Division of Botany, Research Centre for Biology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Cibinong Science Centre, Cibinong 16911, Indonesia

Abstract

The diversity of wild banana species in Sulawesi was investigated based on the morphological characteristics of herbarium specimens collected in Sulawesi and deposited in the Herbarium Bogoriense, Bogor, Indonesia (BO). New specimens were collected from Central, North, South, and Southeast Sulawesi, and digital type specimens were also used in this study. The aim of this study was to describe the diversity of wild banana species in Sulawesi as most Musaceae specimens stored at BO have not been identified. By examinating 110 sheets of herbarium specimens, five species of Musa, including two infraspecific taxa of M. acuminata housed in Sulawesi, were identified. Musa acuminata, M. celebica, and M. textilis were previously reported from Sulawesi. However, M. balbisiana and M. itinerans are two new records of wild banana species in Sulawesi. Identification keys, descriptions, distribution maps, and line-drawing illustrations of these two species are provided.

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Recommended Citation

Sulistyaningsih, Lulut Dwi; Megia, Rita; and Widjaja, Elizabeth Anita (2014) "Two New Records of Wild Bananas (Musa balbisiana and Musa itinerans) from Sulawesi," Makara Journal of Science: Vol. 8: Iss. 1, Article 8.
DOI: 10.7454/mss.v18i1.3043
Available at: https://scholarhub.ui.ac.id/science/vol8/iss1/8