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Musa ornata

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) > Monocotyledons > Order: Zingiberales > Family: Musaceae

Musa ornata

Musa ornata in flower. Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France. [photos H.G. Robertson, Iziko ©]

Native to India (Araku Valley in Andhra Pradesh) and Bangladesh. Cultivated widely, included in southern Africa.

Publications

  • Häkkinen M. 2007. Ornamental Bananas: Focus on Rhodochlamys.  Chronica Horticulturae 47(2): 7-12. pdf

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