Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa

Syn.: Musa corniculata Kurz; Musa rumphiana Kurz; Musa simiarum Kurz; CONABIO (2009) as Musa zebrina L. Van Houtte ex Planch.

Origin: Introduced - established

Year of first record: 2005

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.

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