Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

Bananas

Musa spp

Spanish: Plátano / Banana

Musa is one of two or three genera in the family Musaceae; it includes bananas and plantains. Around 70 species of Musa are known, with a broad variety of uses. Most often recorded in Mar, Sep, Dec.

TaxonomyLiliopsida › Zingiberales › Musaceae

Local records3 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records69,636 on iNaturalist

Recorded here2018 – 2024

Months recorded near La Saladita

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2024-03-12 — observation by symbiiotica
2019-09-26 — observation by jacobyamahar6
2018-12-30 — observation by zihuadean

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Cite as: “Bananas (Musa spp) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/musa-spp/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.