Musalogue: a catalogue of Musa germplasm. Papua New Guinea collecting missions, 1988-1989

Papua New Guinea lies within the centre of origin of the genus Musa which extends throughout South East Asia and into the Pacific region. Great diversity in both the wild and cultivated members of the genus can be found in this region and recent studies... More

Papua New Guinea lies within the centre of origin of the genus Musa which extends throughout South East Asia and into the Pacific region. Great diversity in both the wild and cultivated members of the genus can be found in this region and recent studies using molecular markers suggest that edibility may have first arisen in Musa in the eastern fringes of South East Asia. Less