Musa
genus of plants
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Summary
Musa is a taxon[1]. Musa ranks in the top 0.55% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,046 views/month, #1,072 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: genus[3]
- Parent taxon: Musaceae[4]
- Taxon name: Musa[5]
- Commons category: Musa (genus)[6]
- Taxonomic type: Musa × paradisiaca[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Musa (genus)[8]
- Commons gallery: Musa (genus)[9]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[11], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 16(2)[13], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[14], Salmonsens konversationsleksikon, 2nd edition[15], Nordisk familjebok, 4th edition[16], Nordisk familjebok, 2nd edition[17], Nordisk familjebok, 1st edition[18], Illustreret norsk konversationsleksikon[19], Norsk Haandlexikon[20], Tietosanakirja[21], Bonniers konversationslexikon, 1st edition[22], Pieni Tietosanakirja[23]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=7876[24]
- This taxon is source of: banana[25], cooking banana[26], banana leaf[27], banana flower[28], banana scent[29], smell of banana blossom[30]
- Taxon common name: banana[31], 芭蕉属[32], банан[33], bananovec[34]
- Different from: banana[35]
- Has fruit type: berry[36]
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Identifiers
Musa's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 62911[37]. Musa's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4640[38]. Musa's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 44527[39]. Musa's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2760990[40]. Musa's ITIS TSN is recorded as 42388[41].
Why It Matters
Musa has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Musa is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]