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Musa acuminata "Guineo enano" Colla

guineo enano

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Liliopsida (= Monocotyledoneae)

Order
Zingiberales

Family
Musaceae

Genus
Musa

Species
acuminata

Subspecies
"Guineo enano"

Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Mode of introduction: Intentional

Introduction Pathway: Intentional

Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture

Introduced status: Human dependent

Invasive status: No data

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • 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

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"Galapagos Species Database, Musa acuminata "Guineo enano"", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=15660. Accessed 5 November 2026.