Musa × paradisiaca

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Botanical name
Musa × paradisiaca
Family
Musaceae
Genus
Musa
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Musa × paradisiaca

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Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Musa × paradisiaca but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Karkandela malabarica Musa acutibracteata Musa alphurica Musa aphurica Musa arakanensis Musa bacoba Musa balbisiana var. vittata Musa berteroi Musa bidigitalis Musa carolinae Musa champa Musa chapara Musa chiliocarpa Musa consociata Musa corbieri Musa corniculata Musa dacca Musa decrescens Musa decrescens var. pembuki Musa decrescens var. rubromaculata Musa decrescens var. viridis Musa discolor Musa dulcissima Musa emasculata Musa emasculata var. kiala Musa emasculata var. kimbende Musa emasculata var. lomba Musa emasculata var. zengani Musa humilis Musa ingrata Musa jaheri Musa maculata Musa megalocarpa Musa mensaria Musa mirabilis Musa nigra Musa odorata Musa oleracea Musa pallida Musa paradisiaca f. dongila Musa paradisiaca f. funu-nua Musa paradisiaca f. kilola Musa paradisiaca f. seluka Musa paradisiaca f. tuba Musa paradisiaca subsp. normalis Musa paradisiaca subsp. sapientum Musa paradisiaca var. acicularis Musa paradisiaca var. bende Musa paradisiaca var. bilul Musa paradisiaca var. champa Musa paradisiaca var. cinerea Musa paradisiaca var. coarctata Musa paradisiaca var. compressa Musa paradisiaca var. coriacea Musa paradisiaca var. corniculata Musa paradisiaca var. dacca Musa paradisiaca var. exsicca Musa paradisiaca var. fatua Musa paradisiaca var. glaberrima Musa paradisiaca var. glauca and 89 more

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