Musa balbisiana
Banana
- Category
- plantae
- Primary role
- crop
- Class
- Monocotyledoneae
- Order
- Scitamineae
- Family
- Musaceae
- Genus
- Musa
Plantae | Tracheophyta | Liliopsida | Zingiberales | Musaceae | Musa
External: GBIF #2762950
0 AI-consensus-verified claims .
No verified claims involving this entity yet.
Genus-level evidence
27 claims where the source named the organism only at the genus or collective level (e.g. Musa sp.) and did not determine the species. Listed separately because they apply to the genus, not specifically to Musa balbisiana.
- biocontrol · Musa spp. → Ipomoea batatas · effect: beneficial
“banana stems, with ant nests inside, are placed along rows of newly planted sweet potatoes”
- herbivory · Opogona sacchari → Musa spp. · effect: harmful
“boring into the stem and feeding on the cortex and pith”
Hara A., Niino-DuPonte R. (2015) · Hawai'i Landscape Plant Pest Guide: Chewing Insects · p. 1 #6495670 - pathogen pressure · Banana streak badnavirus → Musa spp. · effect: harmful
“genome of banana streak badnavirus was integrated into the host genome and in certain cultivars was activated to give episomal infection”
- pathogen pressure · Mycosphaerella musicola → Musa spp. · effect: harmful
“Mycosphaerella, causing leaf spots on many plants, such as the Sigatoka diseases of banana (M. musicola and M. fijiensis)”
Unknown (Unknown) · History of Plant Pathology and Early Significant Plant Diseases (Chapter 1 Introduction) · p. 395 #6494246 - pathogen pressure · Mycosphaerella fijiensis → Musa spp. · effect: harmful
“Mycosphaerella, causing leaf spots on many plants, such as the Sigatoka diseases of banana (M. musicola and M. fijiensis)”
Unknown (Unknown) · History of Plant Pathology and Early Significant Plant Diseases (Chapter 1 Introduction) · p. 395 #6494247 - pathogen pressure · Colletotrichum gloeosporioides → Musa spp. · effect: harmful
“infections by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides are also latent”
Unknown (Unknown) · History of Plant Pathology and Early Significant Plant Diseases (Chapter 1 Introduction) · p. 493 #6494310 - pathogen pressure · Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense → Musa spp. · effect: harmful
“destroyed 40,000 hectares of Gros Michel bananas”
Unknown (Unknown) · History of Plant Pathology and Early Significant Plant Diseases (Chapter 1 Introduction) · p. 526 #6494364 - pathogen pressure · Ralstonia solanacearum → Musa spp. · effect: harmful
“Moko disease of banana (R. solanacearum)”
Unknown (Unknown) · History of Plant Pathology and Early Significant Plant Diseases (Chapter 1 Introduction) · p. 639 #6494475 - pathogen pressure · Ralstonia solanacearum → Musa spp. · effect: harmful
“Moko disease of banana caused by Ralstonia solanacearum”
Unknown (Unknown) · History of Plant Pathology and Early Significant Plant Diseases (Chapter 1 Introduction) · p. 650 #6494487 - pathogen pressure · cucumber mosaic virus → Musa spp. · effect: harmful
“spinach, tomatoes, celery, beets, beans, bananas”
Unknown (Unknown) · History of Plant Pathology and Early Significant Plant Diseases (Chapter 1 Introduction) · p. 788 #6494626 - pathogen pressure · Pentalonia nigronervosa → Musa spp. · effect: harmful
“the banana aphid Pentalonia nigronervosa in the persistent manner”
Unknown (Unknown) · History of Plant Pathology and Early Significant Plant Diseases (Chapter 1 Introduction) · p. 815 #6494640 - pathogen pressure · Banana streak virus → Musa spp. · effect: harmful
“Banana streak virus (BSV) occurs in many banana-growing regions and can cause significant losses”
Unknown (Unknown) · History of Plant Pathology and Early Significant Plant Diseases (Chapter 1 Introduction) · p. 803 #6494647 - pathogen pressure · Banana bunchy top virus → Musa spp. · effect: harmful
“the most important virus disease of banana”
Unknown (Unknown) · History of Plant Pathology and Early Significant Plant Diseases (Chapter 1 Introduction) · p. 814 #6494659 - pathogen pressure · Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense → Musa spp. · effect: harmful
“fungus causing Panama disease of banana: concordant evidence from nuclear and mitochondrial”
Dean R., van Kan J.A.L., Pretorius Z.A., Hammond-Kosack K.E., Di Pietro A., Spanu P.D., Rudd J.J., Dickman M., Kahmann R., Ellis J., Foster G.D. (2012) · The Top 10 fungal pathogens in molecular plant pathology · p. 427 #6495263 - pathogen pressure · Colletotrichum gloeosporioides → Musa spp. · effect: harmful
“Anthracnose...affect the foliage and fruits of important fruit species such as...banana”
- pathogen pressure · Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum → Musa spp. · effect: harmful
“rapid yellowing and wilting of younger leaves, discoloration of the internal vascular vessels”
- pathogen pressure · Mycosphaerella sp. → Musa sp. · effect: harmful
“Banana Sigatoka”
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 84 #6735028 - pest pressure · Cosmopolites sordidus → Musa spp. · effect: harmful
“three- to four-fold increases in weevil populations under mulch treatments”
Buck L.E., Lassoie J.P., Fernandes E.C.M. (1999) · Agroforestry in Sustainable Agricultural Systems #6492279 - pest pressure · Radopholus similis → Musa spp. · effect: harmful
“the presence of the nematode exacerbates Panama wilt on banana caused by F. oxysporum f. sp. cubense”
- pest pressure · Pratylenchus goodeyi → Musa spp. · effect: harmful
“P. goodeyi predominates in the cooler, higher altitudes of Africa and the Canary Islands”
- pest pressure · Pratylenchus speijeri → Musa spp. · effect: harmful
“a species especially virulent to the staple food crop plantain in West Africa”
- pest pressure · Radopholus similis → Musa spp. · effect: harmful
“Radopholus similis is the most important banana root pathogen”
Unknown (Unknown) · History of Plant Pathology and Early Significant Plant Diseases (Chapter 1 Introduction) · p. 854 #6494690 - pest pressure · Radopholus similis → Musa spp. · effect: harmful
“the most important banana root pathogen in most banana-growing areas”
Unknown (Unknown) · History of Plant Pathology and Early Significant Plant Diseases (Chapter 1 Introduction) · p. 854 #6494692 - pest pressure · Radopholus similis → Musa spp. · effect: harmful
“the burrowing nematode, Radopholus similis”
Jones J.T., Haegeman A., Danchin E.G.J., Gaur H.S., Helder J., Jones M.G.K., Kikuchi T., Manzanilla-Lopez R., Palomares-Rius J.E., Wesemael W.M.L., Perry R.N. (2013) · Top 10 plant-parasitic nematodes in molecular plant pathology · p. 956 #6495292 - pest pressure · Pentalonia nigronervosa → Musa spp. · effect: harmful
“Transmits Banana Bunchy Top Virus”
Hara A., Niino-DuPonte R. (2015) · Hawai'i Landscape Plant Pest Guide: Sucking Insects · p. 2 #6495651 - pest pressure · Aleurodicus dispersus → Musa spp. · effect: harmful
“This whitefly has a very wide host range, such as banana”
Tsatsia H., Jackson G. · Pests and Diseases of Agricultural Crops in the Solomon Islands - Extension Fact Sheets #6496233 - provides refuge · Musa spp. → Cecidomyiidae (family) · effect: beneficial
“fivefold increase in the density of banana/plantain clusters intercropped with cocoa”
Brooker R.W., Bennett A.E., Cong W.-F., Daniell T.J., George T.S., Hallett P.D., Hawes C., Iannetta P.P.M., Jones H.G., Karley A.J., Li L., McKenzie B.M., Pakeman R.J., Paterson E., Schob C., Shen J., Squire G., Watson C.A., Zhang C., Zhang F., Zhang J., White P.J. (2015) · Improving intercropping: a synthesis of research in agronomy, plant physiology and ecology #6495970
Aggregated via GloBI — not independently verified by AgroEco.
facilitation 2
- GloBI interactsWith Musa balbisiana Lee et al., 2009
- GloBI interactsWith Musa balbisiana Lim et al., 2018b
herbivory 1
- GloBI eats Musa balbisiana Funakoshi, K., H. Watanabe & T. Kunisaki. 1993. Feeding ecology of the northern Ryukyu fruit bat, Pteropus dasymallus dasymallus, in a warm-temperate region. Journal of Zoology (London) 230: 221-230.
pollination 9
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Musa balbisiana https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/150901397
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Musa balbisiana https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/330858427
- GloBI pollinates Musa balbisiana Iamara-Nogueira, J., Targhetta, N., Allain, G., Gambarini, A., Pinto, A. R., Rui, A. M., Araújo, A. C., Lopes, A., Pereira-Silva, B., de Camargo, B. B., Machado, C. G., Missagia, C., Scultori, C., Boscolo, D., Fischer, E., Araújo-Oliveira, E. S., Gava, H., Paulino-Neto, H. F., Machado, I. C., Varassin, I. G., Sazima, I., Vizentin-Bugoni, J., Silva, J. L. S., de Oliveira Ferreira, J., Narita, J., dos Santos, J. S., Agostini, K., Freitas, L., Lopes, L. E., Carvalho-Leite, L. J., Tabarelli, M., Rocca, M. A., Malanotte, M. L., Alves, M. A. S., Canela, M. B. F., Darrigo, M. R., Moreira, M. M., Wolowski, M., Sazima, M., Galetti, M., Ribeiro, M. C., Groppo, M., Kaehler, M., Batista, M. d. A., Neto, O. C., Ferreira, P. A., Bergamo, P. J., Maruyama, P. K., Bueno, R. O., Leal, R. L. B., Faria, R. R., Bazarian, S., Malucelli, T., and Buzato, S.. 2022. ATLANTIC POLLINATION: a data set of flowers and interaction with nectar-feeding vertebrates from the Atlantic Forest. Ecology 103( 2):e03595. 10.1002/ecy.3595. Accessed at <https://github.com/globalbioticinteractions/ATLANTIC_POLLINATION/archive/f42e32776f8a57e54139274e1bca5a0088d4069a.zip> on 23 May 2026.
- GloBI pollinates Musa balbisiana Iamara-Nogueira, J., Targhetta, N., Allain, G., Gambarini, A., Pinto, A. R., Rui, A. M., Araújo, A. C., Lopes, A., Pereira-Silva, B., de Camargo, B. B., Machado, C. G., Missagia, C., Scultori, C., Boscolo, D., Fischer, E., Araújo-Oliveira, E. S., Gava, H., Paulino-Neto, H. F., Machado, I. C., Varassin, I. G., Sazima, I., Vizentin-Bugoni, J., Silva, J. L. S., de Oliveira Ferreira, J., Narita, J., dos Santos, J. S., Agostini, K., Freitas, L., Lopes, L. E., Carvalho-Leite, L. J., Tabarelli, M., Rocca, M. A., Malanotte, M. L., Alves, M. A. S., Canela, M. B. F., Darrigo, M. R., Moreira, M. M., Wolowski, M., Sazima, M., Galetti, M., Ribeiro, M. C., Groppo, M., Kaehler, M., Batista, M. d. A., Neto, O. C., Ferreira, P. A., Bergamo, P. J., Maruyama, P. K., Bueno, R. O., Leal, R. L. B., Faria, R. R., Bazarian, S., Malucelli, T., and Buzato, S.. 2022. ATLANTIC POLLINATION: a data set of flowers and interaction with nectar-feeding vertebrates from the Atlantic Forest. Ecology 103( 2):e03595. 10.1002/ecy.3595. Accessed at <https://github.com/globalbioticinteractions/ATLANTIC_POLLINATION/archive/f42e32776f8a57e54139274e1bca5a0088d4069a.zip> on 23 May 2026.
- GloBI interactsWith Musa balbisiana Tri-Trophic Thematic Collection Network, 2014 (and updates). Version: 2016-03-08. http://tcn.amnh.org/. National Science Foundation grant(s) EF#1115081, EF#1115103, EF#1115080, EF#1115144, EF#1115191, EF#1115104, EF#1115115
- GloBI pollinates Musa balbisiana Iamara-Nogueira, J., Targhetta, N., Allain, G., Gambarini, A., Pinto, A. R., Rui, A. M., Araújo, A. C., Lopes, A., Pereira-Silva, B., de Camargo, B. B., Machado, C. G., Missagia, C., Scultori, C., Boscolo, D., Fischer, E., Araújo-Oliveira, E. S., Gava, H., Paulino-Neto, H. F., Machado, I. C., Varassin, I. G., Sazima, I., Vizentin-Bugoni, J., Silva, J. L. S., de Oliveira Ferreira, J., Narita, J., dos Santos, J. S., Agostini, K., Freitas, L., Lopes, L. E., Carvalho-Leite, L. J., Tabarelli, M., Rocca, M. A., Malanotte, M. L., Alves, M. A. S., Canela, M. B. F., Darrigo, M. R., Moreira, M. M., Wolowski, M., Sazima, M., Galetti, M., Ribeiro, M. C., Groppo, M., Kaehler, M., Batista, M. d. A., Neto, O. C., Ferreira, P. A., Bergamo, P. J., Maruyama, P. K., Bueno, R. O., Leal, R. L. B., Faria, R. R., Bazarian, S., Malucelli, T., and Buzato, S.. 2022. ATLANTIC POLLINATION: a data set of flowers and interaction with nectar-feeding vertebrates from the Atlantic Forest. Ecology 103( 2):e03595. 10.1002/ecy.3595. Accessed at <https://github.com/globalbioticinteractions/ATLANTIC_POLLINATION/archive/f42e32776f8a57e54139274e1bca5a0088d4069a.zip> on 23 May 2026.
- GloBI pollinates Musa balbisiana Iamara-Nogueira, J., Targhetta, N., Allain, G., Gambarini, A., Pinto, A. R., Rui, A. M., Araújo, A. C., Lopes, A., Pereira-Silva, B., de Camargo, B. B., Machado, C. G., Missagia, C., Scultori, C., Boscolo, D., Fischer, E., Araújo-Oliveira, E. S., Gava, H., Paulino-Neto, H. F., Machado, I. C., Varassin, I. G., Sazima, I., Vizentin-Bugoni, J., Silva, J. L. S., de Oliveira Ferreira, J., Narita, J., dos Santos, J. S., Agostini, K., Freitas, L., Lopes, L. E., Carvalho-Leite, L. J., Tabarelli, M., Rocca, M. A., Malanotte, M. L., Alves, M. A. S., Canela, M. B. F., Darrigo, M. R., Moreira, M. M., Wolowski, M., Sazima, M., Galetti, M., Ribeiro, M. C., Groppo, M., Kaehler, M., Batista, M. d. A., Neto, O. C., Ferreira, P. A., Bergamo, P. J., Maruyama, P. K., Bueno, R. O., Leal, R. L. B., Faria, R. R., Bazarian, S., Malucelli, T., and Buzato, S.. 2022. ATLANTIC POLLINATION: a data set of flowers and interaction with nectar-feeding vertebrates from the Atlantic Forest. Ecology 103( 2):e03595. 10.1002/ecy.3595. Accessed at <https://github.com/globalbioticinteractions/ATLANTIC_POLLINATION/archive/f42e32776f8a57e54139274e1bca5a0088d4069a.zip> on 23 May 2026.
- GloBI visits Musa balbisiana Lim, V., et al. 2018. Pollination implications of the diverse diet of tropical nectar-feeding bats roosting in an urban cave. PeerJ 6: e4572.
- GloBI pollinates Musa balbisiana Kato M (2000).Anthophilous insect community and plant-pollinator interactions on Amami Islands in the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan. Contr Biol Lab Kyoto Univ 29:157-252.
crop interaction 12
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Musa balbisiana https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/150901397
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Musa balbisiana https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/330858427
- GloBI pollinates Musa balbisiana Iamara-Nogueira, J., Targhetta, N., Allain, G., Gambarini, A., Pinto, A. R., Rui, A. M., Araújo, A. C., Lopes, A., Pereira-Silva, B., de Camargo, B. B., Machado, C. G., Missagia, C., Scultori, C., Boscolo, D., Fischer, E., Araújo-Oliveira, E. S., Gava, H., Paulino-Neto, H. F., Machado, I. C., Varassin, I. G., Sazima, I., Vizentin-Bugoni, J., Silva, J. L. S., de Oliveira Ferreira, J., Narita, J., dos Santos, J. S., Agostini, K., Freitas, L., Lopes, L. E., Carvalho-Leite, L. J., Tabarelli, M., Rocca, M. A., Malanotte, M. L., Alves, M. A. S., Canela, M. B. F., Darrigo, M. R., Moreira, M. M., Wolowski, M., Sazima, M., Galetti, M., Ribeiro, M. C., Groppo, M., Kaehler, M., Batista, M. d. A., Neto, O. C., Ferreira, P. A., Bergamo, P. J., Maruyama, P. K., Bueno, R. O., Leal, R. L. B., Faria, R. R., Bazarian, S., Malucelli, T., and Buzato, S.. 2022. ATLANTIC POLLINATION: a data set of flowers and interaction with nectar-feeding vertebrates from the Atlantic Forest. Ecology 103( 2):e03595. 10.1002/ecy.3595. Accessed at <https://github.com/globalbioticinteractions/ATLANTIC_POLLINATION/archive/f42e32776f8a57e54139274e1bca5a0088d4069a.zip> on 23 May 2026.
- GloBI pollinates Musa balbisiana Iamara-Nogueira, J., Targhetta, N., Allain, G., Gambarini, A., Pinto, A. R., Rui, A. M., Araújo, A. C., Lopes, A., Pereira-Silva, B., de Camargo, B. B., Machado, C. G., Missagia, C., Scultori, C., Boscolo, D., Fischer, E., Araújo-Oliveira, E. S., Gava, H., Paulino-Neto, H. F., Machado, I. C., Varassin, I. G., Sazima, I., Vizentin-Bugoni, J., Silva, J. L. S., de Oliveira Ferreira, J., Narita, J., dos Santos, J. S., Agostini, K., Freitas, L., Lopes, L. E., Carvalho-Leite, L. J., Tabarelli, M., Rocca, M. A., Malanotte, M. L., Alves, M. A. S., Canela, M. B. F., Darrigo, M. R., Moreira, M. M., Wolowski, M., Sazima, M., Galetti, M., Ribeiro, M. C., Groppo, M., Kaehler, M., Batista, M. d. A., Neto, O. C., Ferreira, P. A., Bergamo, P. J., Maruyama, P. K., Bueno, R. O., Leal, R. L. B., Faria, R. R., Bazarian, S., Malucelli, T., and Buzato, S.. 2022. ATLANTIC POLLINATION: a data set of flowers and interaction with nectar-feeding vertebrates from the Atlantic Forest. Ecology 103( 2):e03595. 10.1002/ecy.3595. Accessed at <https://github.com/globalbioticinteractions/ATLANTIC_POLLINATION/archive/f42e32776f8a57e54139274e1bca5a0088d4069a.zip> on 23 May 2026.
- GloBI interactsWith Musa balbisiana Tri-Trophic Thematic Collection Network, 2014 (and updates). Version: 2016-03-08. http://tcn.amnh.org/. National Science Foundation grant(s) EF#1115081, EF#1115103, EF#1115080, EF#1115144, EF#1115191, EF#1115104, EF#1115115
- GloBI interactsWith Musa balbisiana Lee et al., 2009
- GloBI pollinates Musa balbisiana Iamara-Nogueira, J., Targhetta, N., Allain, G., Gambarini, A., Pinto, A. R., Rui, A. M., Araújo, A. C., Lopes, A., Pereira-Silva, B., de Camargo, B. B., Machado, C. G., Missagia, C., Scultori, C., Boscolo, D., Fischer, E., Araújo-Oliveira, E. S., Gava, H., Paulino-Neto, H. F., Machado, I. C., Varassin, I. G., Sazima, I., Vizentin-Bugoni, J., Silva, J. L. S., de Oliveira Ferreira, J., Narita, J., dos Santos, J. S., Agostini, K., Freitas, L., Lopes, L. E., Carvalho-Leite, L. J., Tabarelli, M., Rocca, M. A., Malanotte, M. L., Alves, M. A. S., Canela, M. B. F., Darrigo, M. R., Moreira, M. M., Wolowski, M., Sazima, M., Galetti, M., Ribeiro, M. C., Groppo, M., Kaehler, M., Batista, M. d. A., Neto, O. C., Ferreira, P. A., Bergamo, P. J., Maruyama, P. K., Bueno, R. O., Leal, R. L. B., Faria, R. R., Bazarian, S., Malucelli, T., and Buzato, S.. 2022. ATLANTIC POLLINATION: a data set of flowers and interaction with nectar-feeding vertebrates from the Atlantic Forest. Ecology 103( 2):e03595. 10.1002/ecy.3595. Accessed at <https://github.com/globalbioticinteractions/ATLANTIC_POLLINATION/archive/f42e32776f8a57e54139274e1bca5a0088d4069a.zip> on 23 May 2026.
- GloBI pollinates Musa balbisiana Iamara-Nogueira, J., Targhetta, N., Allain, G., Gambarini, A., Pinto, A. R., Rui, A. M., Araújo, A. C., Lopes, A., Pereira-Silva, B., de Camargo, B. B., Machado, C. G., Missagia, C., Scultori, C., Boscolo, D., Fischer, E., Araújo-Oliveira, E. S., Gava, H., Paulino-Neto, H. F., Machado, I. C., Varassin, I. G., Sazima, I., Vizentin-Bugoni, J., Silva, J. L. S., de Oliveira Ferreira, J., Narita, J., dos Santos, J. S., Agostini, K., Freitas, L., Lopes, L. E., Carvalho-Leite, L. J., Tabarelli, M., Rocca, M. A., Malanotte, M. L., Alves, M. A. S., Canela, M. B. F., Darrigo, M. R., Moreira, M. M., Wolowski, M., Sazima, M., Galetti, M., Ribeiro, M. C., Groppo, M., Kaehler, M., Batista, M. d. A., Neto, O. C., Ferreira, P. A., Bergamo, P. J., Maruyama, P. K., Bueno, R. O., Leal, R. L. B., Faria, R. R., Bazarian, S., Malucelli, T., and Buzato, S.. 2022. ATLANTIC POLLINATION: a data set of flowers and interaction with nectar-feeding vertebrates from the Atlantic Forest. Ecology 103( 2):e03595. 10.1002/ecy.3595. Accessed at <https://github.com/globalbioticinteractions/ATLANTIC_POLLINATION/archive/f42e32776f8a57e54139274e1bca5a0088d4069a.zip> on 23 May 2026.
- GloBI interactsWith Musa balbisiana Lim et al., 2018b
- GloBI visits Musa balbisiana Lim, V., et al. 2018. Pollination implications of the diverse diet of tropical nectar-feeding bats roosting in an urban cave. PeerJ 6: e4572.
- GloBI eats Musa balbisiana Funakoshi, K., H. Watanabe & T. Kunisaki. 1993. Feeding ecology of the northern Ryukyu fruit bat, Pteropus dasymallus dasymallus, in a warm-temperate region. Journal of Zoology (London) 230: 221-230.
- GloBI pollinates Musa balbisiana Kato M (2000).Anthophilous insect community and plant-pollinator interactions on Amami Islands in the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan. Contr Biol Lab Kyoto Univ 29:157-252.