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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]
| Musa jackeyi | |
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| Fruit at an early stage | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Musaceae |
| Genus: | Musa |
| Species: | M. jackeyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Musa jackeyi | |
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