Musaceae

Hairy banana

Musa velutina H.Wendl. & Drude

Family: Musaceae
Genus: Musa

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Hairy banana (Musa velutina) — FlowerPhoto: Jorge I. Merchán Mayorga, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (9)

Arabic: موز مخملي
arz: موز مخملى
Chinese: 紫蕉, 朝天蕉
English: Hairy banana
Japanese: ムサ・ウェルティナ, ピンクバナナ
Malay: Pisang merah, Pokok Pisang Merah
Persian: موز صورتی
Russian: Банан бархатистый
Swedish: Sammetsbanan

Synonyms

Musa dasycarpa Kurz
Musa velutina var. variegata A.Joe, M.Sabu & Sreejith

Flowers

In flower: March to April, June to July, December to January (from 134 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Shrub, Subshrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Puerto Rico: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Jorge I. Merchán Mayorga, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: rociherrera, CC0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Michel Pick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Annika Lindqvist, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: dbe60, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: José Valdir Reinehr Junior, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Eyder Fonseca Sanchez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.