Musa velutina H. Wendl. & Drude

Pink Banana
Hairy Banana

Not native to Florida

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Musa velutina is an ornamental plant that has escaped cultivation in parts of the Florida peninsula. Native to the eastern Himalayas and the Assam area of northern India. Pink banana can now be fund in many coastal regions of Asia, Central and South America.
A herbaceous perennial typically reaching 1.2-1.8m (4 to 6 ft.) tall with large green leaves on long erect petioles. The cream-colored flowers surrounded by pink bracts appear at the top of the trunk. The fruit is a pink-skinned banana containing many large hard black seeds nearly 1cm (3/8 in.) long.

Musa velutina is a member of the Musaceae - Banana family.

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USF Atlas of Florida Plants page for this genus

Date record last modified: Feb 01, 2026