Musa exotica
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Musaceae |
| Genus: | Musa |
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M. exotica
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| Musa exotica |
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Musa exotica is a species of wild banana (genus Musa), native to Vietnam.[1] It is placed in section Callimusa (now including the former section Australimusa), having a diploid chromosome number of 2n = 20.[2] It was only described in 2004, from a collection in the Cúc Phương Forest Reservation, Ninh Bình Province, Vietnam. The clear orange bud is upright; small yellow bananas develop below the male flowers.[3]
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