Musa maclayi
Musa maclayi is a species of seeded banana native to Papua New Guinea and possibly the Solomon Islands. It is placed in section Callimusa. It is regarded as one of the progenitors of the Fe'i banana cultivars.
The plant has red sap and an upright flowering and fruiting stem. The fruits are rounded and arranged closely together in bunches – partly joined along their edges in some varieties.
The species was named after the explorer and naturalist Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay, who first described it:Subspecies
Two subspecies and two varieties are known:
- Musa maclayi subsp. ailuluai Argent
- Musa maclayi subsp. maclayi
- Musa maclayi var. erecta Argent
- Musa maclayi var. namatani Argent
