| Family |
Musaceae |
| Scientific name |
Musa balbisiana L. A. Colla |
| Synonyms |
Musa brachycarpa C. A. Backer; Musa dechangensis J. L. Liu & M. G.
Liu; Musa liukiuensis (Matsumura) Makino; Musa lushanensis J. L. Liu; Musa
luteola J. L. Liu; Musa paradisiaca L.; Musa paradisiaca L. subsp. sapientum
(L.) K. Schumann; Musa paradisiaca L. subsp. seminifera (Loureiro) J. G.
Baker; Musa paradisiaca L. subsp. seminifera (Loureiro) J. G. Baker var.
pruinosa (G. King ex K. Schumann) A. Cowan & J. Cowan; Musa sapientum
sensu J. G. Baker, non L.; Musa sapientum L.; Musa sapientum L. subsp.
seminifera forma pruinosa G. King; Musa sapientum L. var. pruinosa (G.
King ex K. Schumann) A. M. Cowan & J. M. Cowan; Musa seminifera Loureiro;
Musa troglodytarum L.; Musa x sapientum L. var. liukiuensis Matsumura |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) ito-basho [strings musa], ryukyu basho [Ryukyu musa
(Ryukyu = Okinawa)] |
| (English common name) none |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Kyushu (Amami Islands), Okinawa |
| (Other nations) China, Taiwan, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia,
New Guinea, Myanmar, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka |
| Chromosomal number |
2n=22 |
| Description |
Plants electing 3m. Leaves ca. 1m length. Flowers purple, flowering in
September to October. Evergreen. Perennial plants. |
| Reference |
Musa balbisiana Colla |
| Musa liukiuensis (Matsum.) Makino |
| Musa balbisiana |
| Composition for plant growth regulation (US Patent 4361436/1982) |
| Bioactant translocation agent (US Patent 4431437/1984) |
| Bilirubin-specific enzyme preparation, assay compositions, analytical elements and methods using same (US Patent 4701411/1987) |
| Method for extracting bilirubin-specific enzyme preparation (US Patent 4921804/1990) |
| Agents for protecting plants against diseases (US Patent 5066661/1991) |
| Zea mays plants and transgenic Zea mays plants regenerated from protoplasts or protoplast-derived cells (US Patent 5350689/1994) |
| Carbamic acid derivatives (US Patent 5648494/1997) |
| Compositions and methods of combatting fungi employing triazoles and a pyrimidinamine derivative (US Patent 5627188/1997) |
| Synthetic antibiotics (US Patent 5602097/1997) |
| Methods for protecting ZEA mays plants against pest damage (US Patent 5595733/1997) |
| Method of treating cancer with tannic acid (US Patent 5773419/1998) |
| Agrobacterium tumefaciens transformation of Musa species (US Patent 5792935/1998) |
| Method of controlling insect larvae comprising feeding an insecticidal amount of a transgenic maize plant expressing a polypeptide having Bt-crystal protein toxic properties (US Patent 5824302/1998) |
| Process and apparatus for the genetic transformation of cells (US Patent 5976880/1999) |
| Method of producing bacteriorhodopsin and carotenoids by electrostatic treatment of Halobacterium halobium (US Patent 5888791/1999) |
| Regulated expression of heterologous genes in plants and transgenic fruit with a modified ripening phenotype (US Patent 5859330/1999) |
| Compositions and methods for use in cropping bananas and plantain trees (US Patent 6114285/2000) |
| Method of genetically transforming banana plants (US Patent 6133035/2000) |
| Signal sequences for vacuolar sorting (US Patent 6054637/2000) |
| Tannic acid compositions for treating cancer (US Patent 6063770/2000) |
| Novel bilirubin oxidase which has a substrate specifity to bilirubin, but not to biliverdin, catechol and hemin (US Patent 4985360/1991) |
| Composition and method of treating cancer with tannic acid and tannin complexes (US Patent 6200568/2001) |
| Agents for inducing flower bud formation (US Patent 6174712/2001) |
| Method for treating hyperkeratotic disease with a Halobacterium halobium lysate (US Patent 6238663/2001) |
| Method of inserting viral DNA into plant material (US Patent 6376234/2002) |
| Compositions for treating viral infections, and methods therefor (US Patent 6479466/2002) |
| Microbicidal compositions (US Patent 6441028/2002) |
| Preparation and drug composition of bis-benzyl-isoquinoline class alkaloids (US Patent 6617335/2003) |
| Compositions based on resveratrol (US Patent 6572882/2003) |
| Transformation of hereditary material of plants (US Patent 6603065/2003) |
| Use of tropical root crops in effective intervention strategies for treating difficult and complex cases and chronic diseases (US Patent 6632461/2003) |
| Oxadiazine derivatives (US Patent 6627753/2003) |
| Dietary food supplement containing natural cyclooxygenase inhibitors and methods for inhibiting pain and inflammation (US Patent 6818234/2004) |
| Antithrombotic agents (US Patent 6958164/2005) |
| Trace element phytoremediation (US Patent 6974896/2005) |
| Heavy metal phytoremediation (US Patent 7034202/2006) |
| Heterocyclic carboxamides and their use as fungicides (US Patent 7084163/2006) |
| Fluid system additive (US Patent 7033976/2006) |
| Ketol fatty acid derivative and plant growth regulating agents (US Patent 7026489/2006) |
| Plant potentiators (US Patent 6987130/2006) |
| Treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (US Patent 7235268/2007) |
| Method of cleaning up lead-contaminated soil (US Patent 20070191666) |
