Musa borneensis

Musa borneensis is a species of wild banana (genus Musa), native to the island of Borneo,^[2] in the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak.^[3] It is placed in section Callimusa (now including the former section Australimusa), having a diploid chromosome number of 2n = 20.^[4]

Musa borneensis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Zingiberales
Family:	Musaceae
Genus:	Musa
Section:	Musa sect. Callimusa
Species:	M. borneensis
Binomial name
Musa borneensis Becc.[2]

Musa borneensis has a slender psudostem which reaches up to 3.5 m high at maturity, with up to 9 suckers. It grows in lowland rain forests from 27 to 300 metres elevation.^[1]

Musa flavida M.Hotta is now considered to be only a variety of this species, M. borneensis var. flavida.^[5]