Musa gracilis - Wild Banana of Malaysia

Scientific name: Musa gracilis
Common name: Wild Banana, Pisang Hutan
Family: Musaceae
Origin: Malaysia and Thailand
Category: Herbaceous perennial
Photo taken at: Secret Garden of 1-Utama

Features:

The flower is light purplish pink. Fruit is magenta-green striped. Slender tree up to 2 m tall

Musa siamensis 'Thai Gold' - Ornamental Yellow Banana

Scientific name: Musa siamensis 'Thai Gold'

Family: Musaceae

Origin: Indo-China, Thailand

Category: Tender perennial herb 

Photo Taken at: Rooftop Secret Garden of 1-Utama

Ensete perrieri - Madagascar Banana

Scientific name: Ensete perrieri

Common name: Madagascar Banana
Family: Musaceae

Category: Ornamental banana

Origin: Madagascar

Photo taken at: Floria 2010.

Musa velutina - Self Peeling Hairy Banana

Scientific name: Musa velutina

Common name: Royal Purple Banana, Self-Peeling Banana, Hairy Banana, Baby Pink Banana

Family: Musaceae

Category: Ornamental banana

Origin: India and Southeast Asia

Photo taken at: Floria 2010

Musa zebrina - Blood Banana

Scientific name: Musa zebrina

Common name: Blood Banana

Family: Musaceae

Category: Ornamental banana

Origin: Sumatra, Indonesia

Photo taken at: Floria 2010.

Musa laterita Cheeseman - Bronze Banana

Scientific name: Musa laterita Cheeseman
Common name: Bronze banana

Family: Musaceae

Origin: Northeastern India, Indochina (Myanmar, Thailand)
Category: Ornamental banana

Photo taken at: Floria 2010.

Musella lasiocarpa - Goldan Lotus Banana

Scientific name: Musella lasiocarpa

Common name: Chinese dwarf banana, golden lotus banana

Family: Musaceae

Native and endemic to: Yunnan, China

Category: Perennial herb, ornamental plant
Photo Taken at: Floria 2010

Musa beccarii N.W. Simmonds

Scientific name: Musa beccarii N.W. Simmonds

Family: Musaceae

Category: Ornamental banana

Origin: Borneo

Photo taken at: Floria 2010.

Banana Musa Ornata Pink

Scientific name: Musa ornata

Common name: Banana, Plantain

Family: Musaceae

Order: Zingiberale

Origin : India
Category : Ornamental banana plant

Photo taken at: Floria 2010

Notes:

This species produces flowers with pink, pale pink, purple or lavender bracts. The blooms are very attractive and erect. The plant looks very elegant and graceful, hence they are often used in landscaping. You can find them planted in clumps along road dividers, walkways and in public gardens. In home gardens, they are planted in mix borders on the ground or in big flower pots. This plant requires soil that is consistently moist and can be grown in full sun or partial shade. It is a fast grower and tends to have lots of 'babies'. It can grow up to 3m tall

My article about this has appeared in the New Straits Times newspapers, Life and Times Section dated October 2nd, 2010 titled, "Bananas For All Reasons".

This is my entry for Macro Flowers Saturday hosted by MaiaT, the link is here.

Common Banana Flower

Scientific name: Musa spp

Common name: Banana, Plantain

Family: Musaceae

Order: Zingiberale

Native to : Tropical Asia

Category : Tropical perennial plant

Photo taken at: The Ditch Garden mear my house.

My posts about the Banana plant is here.

Today is ABC Wednesday.

B is for .....

Banana!

Congratulations to ABC Wednesday on the start of Round 8!