Musa ornata
குழிவாழை
Musa ornata Roxb.
- light
- —
- water
- —
- tall
- 2.3 m
- wide
- —
Musaceae
Formerly Musa mexicana, Musa speciosa
When it flowers
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Not known yet in the tropics: too few flowering observations to read a season from.
PetsNo pet-safety information yet
PeopleNo safety information yet
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Something wrong with it?About it
- Grows as
- Herbaceous treeKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Climate
- Wet tropicalKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Wild in
- E. Himalaya to MyanmarKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Height
- 1.5 m to 3.0 mRead from Wikipedia, one source
- Flowers
- PinkRead from Wikipedia, one source
- Coldest it survives
- 7 °C (USDA zone 11b)Read from Wikipedia, one source
Not known yet: light, spread, water, heat, hottest it survives.
In other languages (2)
- Chinese
- 紫苞芭蕉
- Tamil
- குழிவாழை
Where this comes from
- Wikidata, read 2026-10-26, CC0-1.0
- Kew's checklist, read 2026-10-24, CC-BY-4.0
- Wikipedia, read 2026-10-25, fact, cited
- Wikimedia Commons, read 2026-10-25, CC BY-SA 2.0
- 3D model: Musa ornata (built for Vanagrha) by Vanagrha, own
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