brod
05-22-2013, 05:57 AM
On a recent trip to Cairns in Nth Queensaland I saw this Musa banksii growing in the Flecker Botanical Gardens. It's a wild banana with a whitish male bud can grow up to 6m or more but usually less.
North Queensland Rainforest Plants (http://www.northqueenslandplants.com/Australian%20Plant%20Families%20G-M/Musaceae/musa%20banksii.html)
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh219/Brodklop/P5060036_zps79919c9b.jpg (http://s257.photobucket.com/user/Brodklop/media/P5060036_zps79919c9b.jpg.html)
North Queensland Rainforest Plants (http://www.northqueenslandplants.com/Australian%20Plant%20Families%20G-M/Musaceae/musa%20banksii.html)
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh219/Brodklop/P5060036_zps79919c9b.jpg (http://s257.photobucket.com/user/Brodklop/media/P5060036_zps79919c9b.jpg.html)