Plants by Genus Species
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Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2011
Family
Musaceae
Genus Species
Musa basjoo
Common Name
Hardy Banana
Habit
Tree
Link to Image of Plant
http://thekeep.eiu.edu/whiteside_plantnames/34/
Abstract
While often listed to be native to Japan, Musa basjoo, was actually introduced into Japan from China where the only wild populations remain in the Sichuan Province. The original Japanese account was of a cultivated specimen (Liu 2002).
Recommended Citation
Coons, Janice; Coutant, Nancy; and Whiteside, Wesley, "Musa basjoo" (2011). Plants by Genus Species. 16.
https://thekeep.eiu.edu/whiteside_species/16
Comments
From where or whom obtained and when: Keith Spear gifted Musa basjoo to Dr. Whiteside around 2006 as a sucker from his own plant.