Musa jackeyi

Musa jackeyi, commonly called the erect banana or wild banana,^[1][4] is a species of wild banana in the plant family Musaceae. It is placed in section Callimusa (now including the former section Australimusa).^[5] It has a very small native range in northeast Queensland, Australia. It grows up to 10 m (33 ft) in height, with leaf blades usually about 2 m (6 ft 7 in) long by 60 cm (24 in) wide.^[6] It resembles the cultivated bananas called "fe'i" or "fehi", having an upright rather than a drooping fruit stalk, with the green terminal bud pointing upwards, and sap which is reddish in colour.^[7]

Musa jackeyi
Fruit at an early stage
Conservation status
Endangered (NCA)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Zingiberales
Family:	Musaceae
Genus:	Musa
Species:	M. jackeyi
Binomial name
Musa jackeyi W.Hill[2][3]