Musa textilis
Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID6440013718985100310277 |
| Scientific name | Musa textilis |
| Authority | Née |
| First published in | Anales Ci. Nat. 4: 123 (1801) |
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Common products: Abacá fibre (Manila hemp), rope and twine, high‑strength paper pulp for security papers (e.g., banknotes), tea‑bag and filter media, specialty packaging, cigarette paper, fibre‑reinforced composites, and craft items such as hats, mats and textiles.
Industrial and craft applications: The fibre is employed for marine rope, mooring lines and other ropes because of its high tensile strength, low elasticity and good water resistance. It is also used to produce fine‑grade paper for currency, security documents and tea‑bag paper, and as a reinforcement in polymer and concrete composites for automotive interiors and construction panels. It is also employed as a geotextile for erosion‑control mats and as a component of acoustic and thermal insulation panels. Abacá fibre is fashioned into handicraft items including hats, mats and decorative textiles.
Wood and fibre: The usable material is the bast fibre derived from the leaf sheaths of the pseudostem; the fibre strands can be processed into continuous filaments or cut into shorter lengths for pulp production. The plant’s woody pseudostem can be shredded to produce fibre‑board or particleboard, though the latter is a minor use.
Properties relevant to use: Abacá fibre contains about 68–75 % cellulose by dry weight with a lignin content of 5–10 %; this composition yields a tensile strength of 600–1 000 MPa, low elongation at break (≈3–4 %) and good moisture resistance. Its low density (≈1.3 g cm⁻³) and fine filament diameter (10–30 µm) enable strong yet lightweight products and efficient pulp refining.
Standards and regulation: The fibre is covered by ISO 11236 (Natural textile fibres – Abacá – Specification), which defines quality grades, moisture content limits and testing methods for textile use. Trade of raw or processed fibre follows HS code 5303 for “Abaca fibre, raw or dressed”.
Sustainability and sourcing: Abacá is cultivated mainly in the Philippines and Indonesia, harvested every 6–8 months from ratoon (sucker) shoots without replanting, requiring minimal agrochemicals. The perennial growth habit, rapid regeneration and high fibre yield per hectare make the crop a renewable source with a relatively low carbon footprint compared with synthetic fibres.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Musa amboinensis | Miq. | Fl. Ned. Ind. 3: 588 (1859) |
| Musa mindanaensis | Miq. | Fl. Ned. Ind. 3: 588 (1859) |
| Musa textilis var. amboinensis | (Miq.) Baker | Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 7: 211. 1893 |
| Musa tikap | Warb. | Tropenpflanzer 7: 34 (1903) |
| Musa troglodytarum var. textoria | Blanco | Fl. Filip. 247. 1837 |
| Musa abaca | Perr. | Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 3: 130 1825 |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | abaca |
| English | abacá |
| Spanish | abaca |
| Spanish | abacá |
| Spanish | abacal |
| Spanish | abacalero |
| Spanish | canamo de manila |
| Spanish | cañamo de manila |
| Spanish | cánamo de manila |
| Spanish | cáñamo de manila |
| Arabic | أباكا |
| Arabic | موز نسيجي |
| Arabic | الياف المانيلا |
| Azerbaijani | abaka (bitki) |
| Azerbaijani | abaka |
| bcl | abaka |
| Bulgarian | абака |
| Bengali | এবাকা |
| Bengali | অ্যাবাকা |
| Catalan | cànem de manila |
| Catalan | abacà |
| Czech | abaka |
| Czech | manilské konopí |
| Czech | banánovník textilní |
| Danish | abaca |
| Danish | abacá |
| Danish | tekstil-banan |
| German | manila |
| German | bandala |
| German | abaca |
| German | abaka |
| German | abakafaser |
| German | abakahanf |
| German | manilahanf |
| German | quilot |
| German | tupoz |
| German | abacá |
| Esperanto | tekstilmuzo |
| Estonian | kiubanaan |
| Estonian | kiudbanaan |
| Estonian | kanepbanaan |
| Basque | abaka |
| Persian | آباچا |
| Finnish | manilahamppu |
| Finnish | abaca |
| Finnish | manilla |
| French | abaca |
| frr | abacá |
| Irish | abacá |
| Galician | abacá |
| Croatian | filipinska konoplja |
| Upper Sorbian | nićata banana |
| Armenian | աբակա |
| Indonesian | pisang abaca |
| Indonesian | pisang benang |
| Indonesian | pisang manila |
| Indonesian | pisang abaka |
| Italian | abaca |
| Italian | abacà |
| Italian | abakà |
| Italian | canapa di cebu |
| Italian | canapa di davao |
| Japanese | セブ麻 |
| Japanese | ダバオ麻 |
| Japanese | マニラ封筒 |
| Japanese | マニラ紙 |
| Japanese | マニラ麻 |
| Japanese | マニラアサ |
| Georgian | სართავი ბანანი |
| Kannada | ಮರಬಾಳೆ |
| Korean | 마닐라삼 |
| Lithuanian | pluoštinis bananas |
| Malayalam | abacá |
| Malayalam | അബാക്കാ |
| Norwegian Bokmål | abacá |
| Dutch | manillahennep |
| Dutch | vezelbanaan |
| Dutch | abaca |
| pam | abaka |
| Polish | banan manilski |
| Portuguese | abacá |
| Portuguese | alvacá |
| Portuguese | bananeira de corda |
| Portuguese | bananeira de flor |
| Portuguese | bananeira-de-corda |
| Portuguese | bananeira-de-flor |
| Portuguese | bandala |
| Portuguese | cânhamo de manila |
| Portuguese | cânhamo-de-manila |
| Portuguese | cânhamo-de-manilha |
| Romanian | abaca |
| Russian | Абака, манильская конопля |
| Russian | Банан текстильный |
| Russian | Манильская конопля |
| Russian | Текстильный банан |
| Russian | Абака |
| Slovenian | vlaknati konopljevec |
| Slovenian | abaka |
| Slovenian | vlaknati bananovec |
| su | cau abaka |
| Swedish | abaca |
| Swedish | manillahampa |
| Turkish | abaka |
| Turkish | manila keneviri |
| tt | Җепселле банан |
| Ukrainian | Текстильний банан |
| Ukrainian | Абака |
| Urdu | عباکا |
| Chinese | 蕉麻 |
| Chinese | 馬尼拉麻蕉 |
| Chinese | 马尼拉麻蕉 |
| Chinese | 馬尼拉麻 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Asia-temperate click to expand
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China
- China South-central
- China Southeast
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China
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Asia-tropical click to expand
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Indo-China
- Andaman Islands
- Myanmar
- Nicobar Nicobar
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Malesia
- Borneo
- Jawa
- Philippines
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Indo-China
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Pacific click to expand
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Northwestern Pacific
- Caroline Islands
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Northwestern Pacific
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Southern America click to expand
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Caribbean
- Trinidad-Tobago
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Central America
- Costa Rica
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Caribbean
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000475111 |
| USDA Plants | MUTE6 |
| Tropicos | 21500493 |
| INPN | 630193 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:797617-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-255018 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 562615 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 228183 |
| IUCN Red List | 158542150 |
| IPNI | 797617-1 |
| iNaturalist | 425852 |
| GBIF | 2762907 |
| Freebase | /m/0zsg |
| EPPO | MUBTE |
| EOL | 1116051 |
| US Library of Congress | sh95007655 |
| USDA GRIN | 24742 |
| Wikipedia | Abac%C3%A1 |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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| Accession | Assembly | |||||
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| Name | Level | Submitter | Released | Coverage | Size | |
| GCA_964270295.1 | MTEXT_v1 | Chromosome | Genoscope | 2024-09-28 | 100 | 513.49 Mb |
Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
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| > Benzenoids / Naphthalenes / Phenylnaphthalenes | |||||
| (1r)-2,3-Dihydro-4,9-dihydroxy-8-methoxy-1-phenylphenalene | 90758678 | Click to see | 306.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/JF061781B |
| 2-methoxy-9-phenyl-8,9-dihydro-7H-phenalene-1,6-diol | 162968591 | Click to see | 306.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/JF061781B |
Collections Top
| In private collections | 0 |
| In public collections | 0 |