Musa gracilis
Species of flowering plant
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Musa gracilis is a species of wild banana (genus Musa), native to Peninsular Malaysia.[2] It is placed in section Callimusa (now including the former section Australimusa), having a diploid chromosome number of 2n = 20.[3] It grows to less than 2 m (7 ft) tall. It has an upright pink-purple bud and produces narrow fruits (bananas), which have magenta and green stripes.[4]
| Musa gracilis | |
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| At the Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden in Chiang Mai, Thailand | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Musaceae |
| Genus: | Musa |
| Section: | Musa sect. Callimusa |
| Species: | M. gracilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Musa gracilis | |
Gallery
At the Singapore Botanic Gardens
