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Musa jackeyi
Also called Johnstone River banana, Wild Banana
Musa jackeyi, commonly known as Johnstone River banana or erect banana, is a rare species of plant in the banana family Musaceae. It is restricted to a very small part of the Wet Tropics bioregion of Queensland, Australia, where it has been given the conservation status of critically endangered. It was last seen in the wild in 1995.
This species is known from only six locations, three from the area between Bellenden Ker and Innisfail about 80 km (50 mi) south of Cairns, and the other three from near the Daintree River about 85 km (53 mi) north of Cairns. It grows in alluvial soils in disturbed areas of rainforest, from near sea level to about 50 m (160 ft) altitude. Its area of occupancy is estimated at just 24 km2 (9.3 sq mi). Little is known about the population trend.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Musa jackeyi by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
