TY -JOUR
AU -Hui-Lung Chiu
AU -Chou-Tou Shii and T.-Y. Aleck Yang
TI -Musa × formobisiana (Musaceae), a new interspecific hybrid Banana
PY -2017
DA -2017-04-24
JO -Taiwania
VL -62
IS -2
SP -147
EP -150
UR -https://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract/1498
AB -Taiwan is near the northern limit of distribution of Musaceae. To understand the genetics and extent of genetic diversity in wild bananas in Taiwan, artificial hybrids between Musa itinerans var. formosana and M. balbisiana Colla, here named Musa × formobisiana H.-L. Chiu, C.-T. Shii & T.-Y.A. Yang hybrid nov., were produced. Photos and a comparison of the characteristics of Musa × formobisiana with the parent species are provided. Voucher specimens are at the Herbarium, National Museum of Natural Science, Taiwan (TNM).
DO -10.6165/tai.2017.62.147