Musa dulongjiangensis (Musaceae), a new species from Yunnan, southwest China.
- 1Tropical Crops Genetic Resources Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Danzhou, Hainan 571737, China Tropical Crops Genetic Resources Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences Danzhou China.
Abstract
Musa dulongjiangensis (Musaceae), a new species of the genus Musa endemic to Yunnan, southwestern China, is described and illustrated in this study. This new species is morphologically similar to M. puspanjaliae, but can be clearly distinguished by a combination of morphological characters. Its female bud bracts are dark purple externally and purple internally, with 6-7 basal female flowers arranged in two rows; the base of the compound tepal bears distinct and dense red stripes, the ovary is pale green and glabrous. The male bud bracts are consistent in color with female bracts, dark purple externally and purple internally, and are non-revolute before abscission. Each bract bears approximately twenty male flowers arranged in two rows, with pinkish-purple anther lobes. The fruit bunch is lax, consisting of upward-curving fruits. Typically, each bunch possesses eight hands, with 6-7 fruits per hand, and the pedicels are obviously developed.
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BibTeX
@article{yang2026musa,
title = {{Musa dulongjiangensis (Musaceae), a new species from Yunnan, southwest China.}},
author = {Hu-Biao Yang and Qing-Long Wang and Yun-Yuan Wu and Jin-Hua Chen and Peng Han and Ming-Zhong Huang and Lang-Xing Yuan and Jia-Bao Wang},
journal = {PhytoKeys},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.3897/phytokeys.280.196585},
url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42959724},
note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Musa dulongjiangensis (Musaceae), a new species from Yunnan, southwest China.
AU - Hu-Biao Yang
AU - Qing-Long Wang
AU - Yun-Yuan Wu
AU - Jin-Hua Chen
AU - Peng Han
AU - Ming-Zhong Huang
AU - Lang-Xing Yuan
AU - Jia-Bao Wang
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/14
JO - PhytoKeys
DO - 10.3897/phytokeys.280.196585
UR - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42959724
AB - Musa dulongjiangensis (Musaceae), a new species of the genus Musa endemic to Yunnan, southwestern China, is described and illustrated in this study. This new species is morphologically similar to M. puspanjaliae, but can be clearly distinguished by a combination of morphological characters. Its female bud bracts are dark purple externally and purple internally, with 6-7 basal female flowers arranged in two rows; the base of the compound tepal bears distinct and dense red stripes, the ovary is pale green and glabrous. The male bud bracts are consistent in color with female bracts, dark purple externally and purple internally, and are non-revolute before abscission. Each bract bears approximately twenty male flowers arranged in two rows, with pinkish-purple anther lobes. The fruit bunch is lax, consisting of upward-curving fruits. Typically, each bunch possesses eight hands, with 6-7 fruits per hand, and the pedicels are obviously developed.
SN - 1314-2011
SN - 1314-2003
ER -