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... > Eukaryota > Viridiplantae > Streptophyta > Embryophyta > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Lilianae > Zingiberales > Musaceae > Musa

Preferred term

Musa  

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  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Banana Plant
  • Banana Plants
  • Plant, Banana
  • Plants, Banana

Note

  • Plantain, the banana-like fruit and green plantain flour go here; the medicinal herb referred to by the common name plantain probably goes under PLANTAGO

Scope note

  • A plant genus of the family Musaceae, order Zingiberales, subclass Zingiberidae, class Liliopsida.

History note

  • 2002; for BANANA use ZINGIBERALES 1998-2001; use FRUIT 1983-1997

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