Musa itinerans (Musa itinerans)
Description
Musa itinerans, the Yunnan banana, is the landmark 24,200th plant species saved at Kew Gardens' Millennium Seed Bank Project. With this addition the seed bank has collected 10% of the world’s wild plant species. The endangered M. itinerans is native to China and is an important food for wild Asian elephants.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Zingiberales
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Family: Musaceae
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Genus: Musa
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