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Musa spp.
(Musaceae)

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Species description or overview

Banana and plantain-an overview with emphasis on Pacific island cultivars View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Banana and plaintain overview is provided by Species Profiles for Pacific Island Agroforestry (www.traditionaltree.org).

Traditional tree Musa species View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
A banana and plantain overview is provided by the Traditional Tree Initiative's species profiles for Pacific Island Agroforestry (www.traditionaltree.org).

Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Musa sp.
Nomenclatural information about Musa sp. is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

ITIS nomenclature info for Musa sp.
Nomenclatural information about Musa sp. is provided by ITIS.

Pests of this species

Banana Xanthomonas wilt: A review of the disease, management strategies and future research directions View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format  important item 
Xanthomonas wilt threatens food security in Africa. Removal of the male bud was effective in reducing disease incidence since the male bud appears to be the primary infection site (African Journal of Biotechnology, 2007).

Banana bract mosaic disease (BBrMV)
Symptoms of the banana bract mosaic virus (BBrMV) are described by the Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries.

Books

Our familiar island trees
Frear, Mary Dillingham. 1929. Our familiar island trees. Sponsored by The Outdoor Circle of Honolulu. Boston: Richard G. Badger, The Gorham Press. 161 pp. illus.

Hawaii's butterflies & moths: an identification guide to easily observed species
Jamieson, Dean and Jim Denny. 2001. Hawaii's butterflies & moths: an identification guide to easily observed species. A Hawaii Biological Survey Handbook. Mutual Publishing.

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