Musaceae

Chinese dwarf banana

Musella lasiocarpa (Franch.) H.W.Li

Family: Musaceae
Genus: Musella

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Chinese dwarf banana (Musella lasiocarpa) — FruitPhoto: Shiqi Zhou, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (10)

Arabic: موز قزم صيني
Cantonese: 地湧金蓮
Chinese: 地涌金莲, 地湧金蓮, 地母金莲, 地涌莲, 地金莲
Croatian: Musella
English: Chinese dwarf banana, Golden lotus banana
Japanese: チユウキンレン
Malayalam: സ്വർണ്ണത്താമരവാഴ
Persian: موز طلایی کوتوله
Swedish: Guldbanan
Tamil: பொற்றாமரை வாழை

Synonyms

Ensete lasiocarpum (Franch.) Cheesman
Musa lasiocarpa Franch.
Musella lasiocarpa var. rubribracteata Zheng H.Li & H.Ma
Musella splendida R.V.Valmayor & L.D.Danh

Photos

FruitPhoto: Shiqi Zhou, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Taiwankengo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rudolphous, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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). About our plant data.