The most interesting banana species in the world

Banana is a familiar plant to many people. However, in the world, there are many different types of bananas with beautiful flowers and leaves that are chosen as ornamental plants such as bananas, Chinese dwarf bananas, bird's nest bananas.

Banana Musa acuminata

This banana species belongs to the Banana family (Musaceae), native to Asia. This tree is up to 9m tall, producing flat male flowers at the end of the fruit chamber. This banana species grows in the wild with many seeds. Scientists have bred this banana variety to grow fruit and no seeds.

Ethiopian Banana (Ensete ventricosum)

This species of banana belongs to the Banana family (Musaceae), is a tree native to Africa, also known as the false banana. They are 12m tall, and are grown by Ethiopians for their starchy tubers and stems. Currently, Ethiopian bananas are said to have the ability to save hunger for the Black continent.

The Chinese dwarf banana (Musella lasiocarpa) belongs to the Banana family (Musaceae).

This banana variety is only 60 cm tall, originating from the mountains of China. The highlight of this plant is the rather large cluster of yellow flowers that can last for many months. Currently, this banana variety is considered an ornamental plant and appears in gardeners around the world. However, they are no longer recorded in the wild.

Ravenala madagascariensis belongs to the family Strelitziaceae.

This is a native plant in the sparse forests of Madagascar with a height of up to 15m. Their highlight is the fan-like foliage. Currently, this banana variety is a popular ornamental plant worldwide.

Bird's nest banana (Strelitzia reginae) belongs to the family Strelitziaceae.

This banana species is native to South Africa, has orange and blue flowers, when blooming individually in a bract shaped bird's beak looks very beautiful. Therefore, they are now popular ornamental plants in many places.

Cannon banana (Heliconia stricta) belongs to the family Heliconiaceae

This banana species is 4m high, has bright red drooping flower clusters. They are distributed in the northern part of the South American continent. In the wild, this large-leaved plant is pollinated by nectar-sucking birds.

Heliconia psittacorum (Heliconia psittacorum) belongs to the family Heliconiaceae.

Banana is a sparse shrub, small herbaceous, can grow into many thin and vertical branches. They are from 0.9-1.8m tall. The flowers of the banana have many colors, usually orange, red, yellow. and come out all year round. This banana species is now a widely planted ornamental plant.

Canna indica is a member of the Cannaaceae family.

Banana flower is a herbaceous plant, up to 1.5m tall. Leaves, sepals and petals are small, the stamens are transformed into large petals with beautiful shapes and colors like petals. Their large flowers are at the top. This plant is grown as an ornamental plant in many places.

Micah Soto

Update 24 July 2023