Musa beccarii

Musa beccarii is a species of wild banana, found in Malaysia, in Sabah. It is placed in section Callimusa.

Description

Musa beccarii is a stoloniferous plant growing up to tall, with up to 12 suckers. The flower bud is narrow, bright scarlet with green-tipped bracts. The fruit is green and thin.

Habitat

Musa beccarii grows in damp places at edge of Borneo lowland rain forests and grass fields, up to elevation.

Taxonomy

The species is named after Italian naturalist Odoardo Beccari.
It includes two subspecies, Musa beccarii subsp. beccarii and Musa beccarii subsp. hottana Häkkinen. Häkkinen et al., 2007 use Inter-Retrotransposon Amplified Polymorphism markers to measure genetic distance between the subspecies. They recommend separation as Musa beccarii and .