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Musa textilis (Manila Hemp)

Musa textilis is a banana species used primarily for its strong fibers to make Manila Hemp. It is rarely seen outside of the Philippines and its fruit are not known as edible. It is also known as the abaca.

Kingdom: Plantae

Subkingdom: Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)

Superdivision: Spermatophyta (Seed Plants)

Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)

Class: Liliopsida (Monocotyledons)

Subclass: Zingiberidae

Order: Zingiberales

Family: Musaceae (Banana Family)

Genus: Musa (Banana)

Species: Musa textilis (Manila Hemp) ---YOU ARE HERE

Cross referenced against the National Center for Biotechnology Information's Taxonomy Browser
and the Plants Database at http://plants.usda.gov/.

Bibliography

---Rodale, J.I., 1965, The Encyclodedia of Organic Gardening, Emmaus, Pennsylvania: Rodale Books
---Turner, R.G. Jr., 2001, Botanica, Barnes & Noble, Inc. and Random House Australia Pty Ltd, B&N ISBN 0760716420, ISBN 1566491754

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Musa textilis (Manila Hemp)

Musa textilis is a banana species used primarily for its strong fibers to make Manila Hemp. It is rarely seen outside of the Philippines and its fruit are not known as edible. It is also known as the abaca.

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