Musa exotica

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]

Musa exotica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Zingiberales
Family:	Musaceae
Genus:	Musa
Section:	Musa sect. Callimusa
Species:	M. exotica
Binomial name
Musa exotica R.V.Valmayor[1]