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Banana Tree

Musa acuminate

Description:

Banana's

Habitat:

Musa acuminata is a species of wild banana native to Southeast Asia. It is the progenitor of modern edible bananas, along with Musa balbisiana. First cultivated by humans at around 8000 BC it is one of the earliest examples of domesticated plants. Wikipedia

Notes:

This tree is growing in the Naples Zoo

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john.fermanis.sr
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john.fermanis.sr

Naples, Florida, USA

Spotted on Mar 2, 2014
Submitted on Mar 2, 2014

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