| Musa fitzalanii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Musaceae |
| Genus: | Musa |
| Section: | Musa sect. Callimusa |
| Species: | †M. fitzalanii
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| Binomial name | |
| †Musa fitzalanii | |
Musa fitzalanii was a species of wild banana (genus Musa), which was native to north-east Queensland, Australia, but is now believed to be extinct.2 The type specimen was collected in the 19th century, from the vicinity of 'Daintree's River' most likely by Eugene Fitzalan, an Irish collector who apparently worked with Ferdinand von Mueller, the first describer of the species.3 Along with M. acuminata and M. jackeyi, it was one of the three species native to Australia.4 It was placed in section Callimusa (now including the former section Australimusa).5
References
References
- Cluny, W.; Plummer, J.; Kallow, S. (2022). "Musa fitzalanii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T111907266A158544179. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T111907266A158544179.en.
- "Musa fitzalanii", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2013-01-17
- von Mueller, Ferdinand (1875), "Musaceae", Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae (in Latin), 9: 188–190, retrieved 2013-01-21 (original description of species)
- Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (2008), The Biology of Musa L. (banana) (PDF), Australian Government
- Wong, C.; Kiew, R.; Argent, G.; Set, O.; Lee, S.K. & Gan, Y.Y. (2002), "Assessment of the Validity of the Sections in Musa (Musaceae) using ALFP", Annals of Botany, 90 (2): 231–238, doi:10.1093/aob/mcf170, PMC 4240415, PMID 12197520