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Bananas Reading: • Banana Poster In Hallway • ProMusa Site (http://www.promusa.org/)
A. Historical Context A. Morphology & Systematics
1. Systematics 1. Systematics
a. Taxonomy a. Taxonomy Phylum: Anthophyta (Angiosperms) Phylum: Anthophyta (Angiosperms) Class: Monocotyledonae (Monocots) Class: Monocotyledonae (Monocots) Order: Zingiberales (Gingers & Allies) Order: Zingiberales (Gingers & Allies) Family: Musaceae (bananas & relatives) Family: Musaceae (bananas & relatives) Genus: Musa (Bananas, ca. 70 spp) Genus: Musa (Bananas, ca. 70 spp)
Principal Cultivated Species: Principal Cultivated Species: Musa acuminata Musa acuminata M. balbisiana M. balbisiana M. x paradisiaca M. x paradisiaca M. basjoo M. basjoo M. textilis M. textilis
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A. Morphology & Systematics A. Morphology & Systematics
1. Systematics 1. Systematics
a. Taxonomy a. Taxonomy b. Distribution b. Distribution Native Range: Cultivation:
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A. Morphology & Systematics A. Morphology & Systematics
1. Systematics 1. Systematics 2. Morphology of the Banana Tree 2. Morphology of the Banana Tree
a. Vegetative a. Vegetative
Leaf blade Leaf blade
Petiole “Petiole”
Trunk “Trunk” = pseudostem
Rhizome Adventitious Root System
A. Morphology & Systematics
1. Systematics 2. Morphology of the Banana Tree
a. Vegetative
Leaf blade
“Petiole”
“Trunk” = pseudostem
Peeper “sucker” Maiden “sucker”
Rhizome Adventitious Root System
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A. Morphology & Systematics A. Morphology & Systematics
1. Systematics 1. Systematics 2. Morphology of the Banana Tree 2. Morphology of the Banana Tree
a. Vegetative a. Vegetative b. Reproductive
Peduncle Leaf blade
“Petiole” Thyrsoid Inflorescence/ “Trunk” = Infructescence pseudostem
Peeper “sucker” Maiden “sucker”
Rhizome Adventitious Root System “Mat” or “Stool” (parent plant and its suckers)
Aerial stem Juvenile inflo (fls concealed by bracts)
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Female flower (w/ inferior Developing Fruits ovary)
Male Fls (concealed by bracts)
“bunch” (entire “bunch” (entire infructescence) infructescence)
“hand” (one “hand” (one lateral cluster of lateral cluster of fruits) fruits)
“finger” (one “finger” (one fruit) fruit)
Remnants of male flowers
Remaining bracts
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B. Ethnobotany
1. Fruits • Dessert bananas (e.g. Musa acuminata cv. Dwarf Cavendish)
Berry (dissected to reveal little pulp & large black seeds)
B. Ethnobotany B. Ethnobotany
1. Fruits 1. Fruits • Dessert bananas (e.g. Musa acuminata cv. Dwarf Cavendish) • Dessert bananas (e.g. Musa acuminata cv. Dwarf Cavendish) • Cooking bananas (e.g. plantains, Musa x paradisiaca: M. acuminata x M. balbisiana) • Cooking bananas (e.g. plantains, Musa x paradisiaca: M. acuminata x M. balbisiana) • Seedless due to 3n & parthenocarpy
www.promusa.org
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B. Ethnobotany B. Ethnobotany
1. Fruits 1. Fruits 2. Ornamentals 2. Ornamentals 3. Leaves 3. Leaves a. plates, steaming/cooking wraps a. plates, steaming/cooking wraps b. fibers for cordage, crafts, accessory, textiles
e.g. Manila Hemp, Abacá (M. textilis) e.g. Japanese Fiber Banana (M. basjoo)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWBCJ7y UjVs • Manila Hemp Fiber extraction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CVCHAD 6ujo
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