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Musa velutina
Also called Pink Velvet Banana, Pink Banana
In Singapore: Velvet Pink Banana, Hairy Banana, Pink Fruiting Banana, Self-peeling Banana (Grown in Singapore)
Musa velutina, the hairy or pink banana, is a wild banana species from Assam and the eastern Himalayas, grown mainly as an ornamental for its pink fuzzy fruit and pink flower stalks. It needs warmth and protection from frost.
Musa velutina, the hairy banana or pink banana, is a diploid species of wild banana. These plants are originally from Assam and the eastern Himalayas.
The fruits are 3 in (8 cm) long, pink, and fuzzy. They are borne on erect flower stalks with a pink inflorescence. Musa velutina flowers at a young age, doing so within a year. The fruits peel back when ripe.
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[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Musa velutina by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
