Musa acuminata |
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edible banana |
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Petioles | margins of adaxial groove erect, winged proximally. |
Inflorescences | pedicels short; bracts of staminate flowers lanceolate or narrowly ovate, apex acute, abaxial surface yellow, red, or dull purple, adaxial surface yellow proximally, often yellow or dull purple distally. |
Staminate flowers | white or cream. |
Pistillate flowers | stigmas deep yellow or orange; each locule with 2 regular rows of ovules. |
Pseudostems | heavily blotched with brown or black. |
Musa acuminata |
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Phenology | Flowering all year. |
Habitat | Abandoned gardens and disturbed sites |
Elevation | 0–10 m (0–0 ft) |
Distribution |
FL; Mexico; Central America; West Indies; and South America; native; s Asia; Africa; Pacific Islands (; Oceania); native; s Asia [Introduced in North America] |
Source | FNA vol. 22. |
Parent taxa | Musaceae > Musa |
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Synonyms | M. cavendishii |
Name authority | Colla: Memorie della Reale Accademia delle Scienze di Torino 25:66. (1820) |
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