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Musa

not marked as a favorite taxon *Musa ×paradisiaca Linnaeus (pro sp.). Common name: Edible Banana. Habitat: Disturbed suburban woodlands, persisting (weakly spreading vegetatively) where dumped from cultivation.

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Origin/Endemic status: Garden origin

Other Comments: See Barger et al. (2012) for additional information.

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA22, K4, WH3; < Musa sapientum L. — S; Musa paradisiaca Linnaeus. Basionym: Musa paradisiaca L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Musa ×paradisiaca - FNA22

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL

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