Musa ornata
Flowering Banana
Also known as: Musa mexicana Matuda +2 more
- Musa mexicana Matuda
- Musa speciosa Ten.
- Musa troglodytarum var. rubrifolia Kuntze
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Musaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a herbaceous tree.
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Naturally occurring in Tropical Asia, Musa ornata (commonly known as Flowering Banana) is a tree belonging to the Musaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Cambodia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Jawa, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Peru, Trinidad-Tobago