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Fe'i banana

Musa troglodytarum L.

Family
Musaceae
Genus
Musa

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Fe'i banana: Musa troglodytarum (Maia hei, fei banana) Fei fruit bunch at Pali o Waipio Huelo, Maui, Hawaii. September 25, 2014 #140925-1925 Image Use Policy
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (10)
Arabic
موز فيي
Chinese
红花蕉, 穴芭蕉, 斐希蕉
English
Fe'i banana
French
Fe'i
Indonesian
Pisang Tongka Langit
Italian
Banana Fe'i
Malay
Pisang tongkat langit
Sundanese
Kolé
Thai
กล้วยเฟอี
ty
Te feì

Synonyms

  • Musa fehi Bert. ex Vieill.
  • Musa paradisiaca subsp. troglodytarum (L.) K.Schum.
  • Musa paradisiaca var. dorsata G.Forst.
  • Musa rectispica Nakai
  • Musa sapientum subsp. troglodytarum (L.) Baker
  • Musa sapientum var. troglodytarum (L.) Baker
  • Musa seemannii F.Muell.
  • Musa troglodytarum var. acutibracteata MacDan.
  • Musa uranoscopos Lour.
  • Musa uranoscopos Colla

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Shrub, Subshrub, Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.