Musa gracilis

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
At the Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden in Chiang Mai, Thailand
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. gracilis
Binomial name
Musa gracilis Holttum[2]

Gallery

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  At the Singapore Botanic Gardens