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Musa peekelii
About
Musa peekelii is a species of wild banana, native to eastern New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago. It is placed in section Callimusa, members of which have a diploid chromosome number of 2n = 20. It is a very tall plant, reaching over 10 m (33 ft), with a narrow green drooping bud. The ripe bananas are red with bright yellow flesh. It is one of the possible parents of the cultivated Fe'i bananas.
- Family
- Musaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Musa peekelii
- Slug
- musa-peekelii
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Musaceae
- Genus
- Musa
- Species
- peekelii
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 28
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