- Family : MUSACEAE
(Banana Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : KELA FAMILY (केला फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Musaceae
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Musa acuminata Colla
- Vernacular name :
- Habit : Herb
- Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests
- Key identification features : Stoloniferous, giant herbs with brilliant orange bracts; Leaves oblong; Flowers yellow, larger, 2-3 (-4) in whorls; Fruits large.
- Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
- Distribution :
- Kerala : Kollam district, Thiruvananthapuram district
- Arunachal Pradesh : Siang
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Native : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, Borneo, China, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
- Exotic/Native : Native
- World Distribution : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, Borneo, China, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Literature :
- Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
- H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 184
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Musa acuminata. Downloaded on 27 July 2024.
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Habitat
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India Distribution
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World Distribution
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