Miti Musaceae Zingiberales

Musa itinerans

22 2n Chromosomes

Musaceae Family

22 chromosomes

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Description: Musa itinerans, the Yunnan banana, is a species of banana found in continental Southeast Asia from Northeast India to Vietnam. The tender inner stalk is also harvested and eaten. It is the landmark 24,200th plant species saved at Kew Gardens' Millennium Seed Bank Project. With this addition, the seed bank had collected 10% of the world’s wild plant species. In China it is an important food for wild Asian elephants.
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