About Flowering Banana
Musa ornata, the flowering banana, is one of more than 50 species of banana in the genus Musa of the family Musaceae. Most of these species are large tropical evergreen perennials, mainly from lowland areas with high temperature and humidity. Musa ornata originated in southeast Asia, and is cultivated for its commercial and ornamental value. The fruit is attractive but tends to be inedible.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Musa ornata
- Genus
- Musa
- Family
- MUSACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Rare in valleys near streams
- Native to
- South West Asia
- Distribution
- South West Asia
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Botanical family
Musaceae
Banana family
Flowering Banana belongs to the Musaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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