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  New PhytologistVolume 115 Issue 3, Pages 567 - 571 Published Online: 28 Apr 2006 Journal compilation © 2010 New Phytologist Trust Published on behalf of the New Phytologist Trust
Abstract | References | Full Text: PDF (Size: 566K) | Related Articles | Citation Tracking  Numerical taxonomy of the wild bananas (Musa) Copyright 1990 The New Phytologist KEYWORDS
Musa
• bananas (wild) • numerical taxonomy ABSTRACT
The wild bananas (Musa) were described in numerical terms many years ago, well before 'numerical taxonomy' became popular. Those descriptions, slightly supplemented, are here subjected to analysis by modern methods. Principal co-ordinate and clustering techniques give essentially similar results. Five groupings, rather than the four sections traditionally recognized, can be discerned. The fifth group contains five taxa previously included in section Musa (informally 'Eumusa') or of uncertain affinity. This group is only somewhat weakly distinguishable from section Australimusa. Several species previously regarded as of uncertain affinity seem to find 'natural' places. The results are by no means revolutionary but do encourage modest alteration of traditional views. (Received 26 March 1990; accepted 6 April 1990) | 
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