Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Musa acuminata x balbisiana "Verde"
verde, barraganete, dominico, repe, Plantain
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida (= Monocotyledoneae)
Order
Zingiberales
Family
Musaceae
Genus
Musa
Species
acuminata x balbisiana
Subspecies
"Verde"
Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa
Syn.: Musa acuminata.
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1835
Mode of introduction: Intentional
Introduction Pathway: Intentional
Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture
Introduced status: Human dependent
Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Guézou, A. Trueman, M., Buddenhagen, E., Chamorro, S., Guerrero, A.M., Pozo, P., Atkinson, R. (2010) An extensive Alien Plan Inventory from the Inhabited Areas of Galapagos Plos One/ www.plosone.org. Volume 5/ Issue 4/e10276
- Reck, G. (1986) Personal notes from Bellavista agricultural fair, Feb 1986.
- Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
- Wiggins, I.L. Porter, D.M. (1971) Flora of the Galapagos Islands Standford University Press, Stanford.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Musa acuminata x balbisiana "Verde"", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=1011. Accessed 14 June 2026.