Musa × paradisiaca
Plantain
Musa balbisiana
Colla Species
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- Botanical name
- Musa balbisiana
- Also known as
- Plantain
- Family
- Musaceae
- Genus
- Musa
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Plantain
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Others in Musa
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