Banana (species: Musa sp.) in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Musa sp.
Banana


©Anne Hoggett: Bananas behind One Tree Coconut Beach, Lizard Island

©Anne Hoggett: Banana trees at Lizard Island

©Anne Hoggett: The banana grove at Lizard Island is an important habitat for White-lipped Tree Frogs.

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Kingdom Plantae
Division Tracheophyta
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Zingiberales
Family Musaceae
Genus Musa
Species Musa sp.

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Distinguishing features

This could be an Australian native species, Musa banksii (distribution Iron Range to Townsville; Beasley, 2018) but that needs to confirmed. There are no taxonomic records of any bananas at Lizard Island yet (ALA accessed 20 Jul 2020).

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  • Size data has not been obtained.

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References

References that assist with identification

  • Beasley, J. (2018). Plants of Cape York: the compact guide. Everbest Printing, China.