Musa jackeyi

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Musa jackeyi

Musa jackeyi, commonly called the erect banana or wild banana,[1][4] is a species of wild banana in the plant family Musaceae. It is placed in section Callimusa (now including the former section Australimusa).[5] It has a very small native range in northeast Queensland, Australia. It grows up to 10 m (33 ft) in height, with leaf blades usually about 2 m (6 ft 7 in) long by 60 cm (24 in) wide.[6] It resembles the cultivated bananas called "fe'i" or "fehi", having an upright rather than a drooping fruit stalk, with the green terminal bud pointing upwards, and sap which is reddish in colour.[7]

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Musa jackeyi
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Musaceae
Genus: Musa
Species:
M. jackeyi
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Musa jackeyi
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