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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Musaceae |
| Genus: | Musa |
| Species: | M. jackeyi
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| Musa jackeyi | |
References
edit- ^ a b "Species profile—Musa jackeyi". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Musa jackeyi". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Musa jackeyi W.Hill". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Musa jackeyi". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ Wong, C.; Kiew, R.; Argent, G.; Set, O.; Lee, S.K. & Gan, Y.Y. (2002), "Assessment of the Validity of the Sections in Musa (Musaceae) using ALFP", Annals of Botany, 90 (2): 231–238, doi:10.1093/aob/mcf170, PMC 4240415, PMID 12197520
- ^ Ross, E.M. (2022). Kodela, P.G. (ed.). "Musa jackeyi". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ Ploetz, R.C.; Kepler, A.K.; Daniells, J. & Nelson, S.C. (2007), "Banana and Plantain: An Overview with Emphasis on Pacific Island Cultivars", in Elevitch, C.R (ed.), Species Profiles for Pacific Island Agroforestry (PDF), Hōlualoa, Hawai'i: Permanent Agriculture Resources (PAR), retrieved 2013-01-10
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