Mchare (Cultivar group)
Passport data
Classification
Mchare (AA)
Biological status
Cultivated
Ploidy
2x
Main distribution area
East Africa
Uses
Cooking, Breeding
Number of samples assigned
3
Notes
Morphologically diversified with French, false-horn, and horn types like Plantain
Pollen reported scarce
Synonym: Mlali
Genomic features
2n and n gamete donor of many Cultivateds, including Gros Michel, Cavendish, Pome and Pisang Ambon, Paka
Number of mosaics identified
1
Morphological Characterisation Pictures
References for molecular characterisation
Number of assigned accessions
3
Assigned accessions
Legend
M. acuminata ssp. banksii/borneo
M. acuminata ssp. zebrina
M. acuminata ssp. malaccensis
M. acuminata ssp. halabanensis
M. schizocarpa