Musa rubra Wall. ex Kurz is a plant in the Musaceae family, order Zingiberales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Musa rubra Wall. ex Kurz

Musa rubra Wall. ex Kurz

Musa rubra is a wild banana species native to South and Southeast Asia, grown as an ornamental under its synonym.

Family
Genus
Musa
Order
Zingiberales
Class
Liliopsida

About Musa rubra Wall. ex Kurz

Musa rubra Wall. ex Kurz, with the synonym Musa laterita, is a species of wild banana belonging to the genus Musa. It is native to Assam, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and northern Thailand. Under its synonym Musa laterita, this species has been cultivated as an ornamental plant.

Photo: (c) Olimar Herrera Cantillo, all rights reserved, uploaded by Olimar Herrera Cantillo

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Zingiberales Musaceae Musa

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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