A splendid banana enigma: Phylogenomic assessment of Vietnamese Musa splendida and Musa viridis populations shows that they are conspecific Species delimitation is essential to study and conserve biological diversity. It is traditionally based on morphological trait variation observed in one or a few specimens. Nevertheless, such…

[Daily Watch] Unraveling the Musa genus. Research finds M. viridis is a synonym of M. splendida, highlighting the importance of genetic data in taxonomy. 🌾🔬 #Musa #Musadiversity #BananaGenetics #Conservation #Science

Most interested in your Musa textilis. Cultivated? Would you mind posting it to iNaturalist? bit.ly/MusaDivMapping #musadiversity #citizenscience #inaturalist

Musa species in mainland Southeast Asia: From wild to domesticate Many species are defined in the Musa section within its natural diversification area in Southeast Asia. However, their actual number remains debated as botanical characterisation, distribution and int...

Read our latest article “Musa species in mainland Southeast Asia: From wild to domesticate” @ PLOSONE.
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#musa #musadiversity #southeastasia #plantdomestication #conservation #biodiversity #cropwildrelatives #genomicdiversity #domestication

Just came across some pics of an ornamental hybrid we created some years ago: M. laterita × velutina. Some warm colors for this appealing hybrid in the CIRAD collection!
#CIRAD #Musa #Musadiversity #Musacollection #Guadeloupe #musalaterita #musavelutina #hybrid #breedingforfun

Really nice shot of #Musa itinerans by tangming at #iNaturalist, seen last December in #Yunnan South of #China Add your observations to our #banana Mapping Project! #Musadiversity #biodiversity #CitizenScience

Bluggoe (or Poto, Orinoco or whatever you use to call it!) forest in the #CIRAD collection in #Guadeloupe #MusaDiversity

DIgging in the #CIRAD collection in #Guadeloupe. Musa basjoo. Nearly 4 meters high. #MusaDiversity

Digging in the #CIRAD collection in #Guadeloupe. Wikago is a diploid acuminata cultivar from Papua New Guinea with beautiful black pseudostem and fruits visually looking like plantain. The bud also bears some greenish discoloration. #MusaDiversity

Back in the #CIRAD collection in #Guadeloupe for some accession checking. Hope to also make some good pictures! I'll let you know. #MusaDiversity #FWI #Caribbean