Family – Musaceae
130.01. MUSA L.
M.acuminata Col la S.gal-kehel, unel
M.balbisiana Colla S: eti-kehel
M.x paradisiaca L.* E:banana, plantain S:kehel
130.02. RAVENALA Adans. (Now under Strelitziaceae)
R.madagascariensis Sorther.* E:traveller’s palm
Reference – A CHECK LIST OF THE FLOWERING PLANTS; Lilani Kumudini Senaratna, B.Sc. (Colombo) M.Phil. (OUSL), Department of Botany, The Open University of Sri Lanka, Nawala, Nugegoda. Published by National Science Foundation 47/5, Maitland, Place Colombo 7 SRI LANKA
Name | Musa x paradisiaca |
Family | Musaceae |
Common names | Banana, plantain, Kesel, කෙසෙල් |
Origin | Native |
Habit | Herb, large |
Climatic zone | Cultivated |
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Comment | Several varieties |
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