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Musa textilis
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Abacá ( ; ), also known as Manila hemp, is a species of banana, Musa textilis, endemic to the Philippines. The plant grows to , and averages about . The plant has great economic importance, being harvested for its fiber extracted from the leaf-stems.
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Musa textilis, commonly known as abaca or Manila hemp, is a species of plant in the family Musaceae. It belongs to the genus Musa and is classified within the order Zingiberales and class Liliopsida. The species was described by Née and is a source of fiber. It has been listed in various encyclopedias, including The Nuttall Encyclopædia and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
The plant is native to the Philippines, though its taxon range also includes Fujian and Guangdong. It is considered a useful plant with a water footprint of 22654. According to the IUCN Red List, its conservation status is Near Threatened as of 2022. Occurrence records from institutions such as NY, US, and BRIT document its presence in Mexico, the Philippines, and the United States.
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Species
Near ThreatenedMusa textilis
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderZingiberales
- FamilyMusaceae
Common Name: kian pisang
via GBIF · IUCN · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 75
- With media
- 57
- Family
- Musaceae
- Collections
- UJAT, NY, US, BRIT, GH, KU
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Philippines, United States
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Encyclopedic overview
21 sectionsContents
- Description
- Systematics
- Genetic diversity
- History
- 16th century
- 19th century
- 20th century
- 21st century
- Cultivation
- Pathogens
- Uses
- Textiles
- Industrial textile production
- Processing
- Dyeing and weaving
- Manila rope
- See also
- Notes
- Footnotes
- References
- External links
Abacá ( ; ), also known as Manila hemp, is a species of banana, Musa textilis, endemic to the Philippines. The plant grows to , and averages about . The plant has great economic importance, being harvested for its fiber extracted from the leaf-stems.
The lustrous fiber is traditionally hand-loomed into various indigenous textiles (abaca cloth or medriñaque) in the Philippines. They are still featured prominently as the traditional material of the barong tagalog, the national male attire of the Philippines, as well as in sheer lace-like fabrics called nipis used in various clothing components. Native abaca textiles also survive into the modern era among various ethnic groups, like the ''t'nalak'' of the T'boli people and the dagmay of the Bagobo people. Abaca is also used in traditional Philippine millinery, as well as for bags, shawls, and other decorative items. The hatmaking straw made from Manila hemp is called tagal or tagal straw.
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