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Article History

Received: 27 August 2025

Accepted: 17 December 2025

First Online: 20 January 2026

Declarations

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: The authors declare no competing interests.

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: The University of Córdoba holds a Permiso Marco de Recolección de Especímenes de Especies Silvestres de la Diversidad Biológica con Fines de Investigación Científica No Comercial , originally granted through Resolution No. 00914 of August 4, 2017, and subsequently modified by Resolution No. 1147 of June 5, 2023, issued by the National Authority of Environmental Licenses (ANLA). This framework permit authorizes the collection of biological specimens for scientific research by permanent faculty members. The collected plant samples are deposited in and legally registered at the Herbarium of the University of Córdoba (HUC), which issues the corresponding certificates of deposit. Under this permit, plant material corresponding to Musa paradisiaca L. (family Musaceae , Hartón variety ), specifically pseudostem fibers, was collected in Puerto Escondido, Department of Córdoba, Colombia (9°02′42.4″ N, 76°15′14.8” ″′ W), on October 9, 2024. The plant was approximately 4.0 m tall. The fibers, cream to light brown in color, with an average length of 1.0 m and an approximate diameter of 250 μm, were characterized as fragile yet resistant, with a thin layer of plant material on the surface and no visible signs of degradation or infestation.