Musa banksii F.Muell.

Pseudostem dark brown, to 6 m high, usually suckering prolifically; sap usually colourless. Leaf lamina usually 120–230 cm long, 50–80 cm wide; visible petiole usually 50–80 cm long. Inflorescence hanging diagonally to pendulous; upper bracts caducous. Female or bisexual flowers: syntepalum oblong, 35-45 mm long, 10–12 mm wide, with 4 apical teeth; free petal obovate, 18–23 mm long, 15–16 mm wide, with mucro c. 4 mm long; pedicel c. 15 mm long. Male flowers cream; syntepalum oblong, 27–42 mm long, 8–11 mm wide, with 4 apical teeth; free petal obovate, 12–22 mm long, 7.5–14 mm wide, with mucro 1–1.5 mm long; pedicel 7–15 mm long. Berry ± cylindrical, 8.5–13.5 cm long, 1.5–2.3 cm diam., ripening yellow; pedicel 1.5–6 cm long. Seeds 4–5 mm diam.

It is a tropical plant. It grows naturally in tropical rainforest in NE Queensland. In the Cairns Botanical Gardens. It suits hardiness zones 10-12.

Source of bush tucker when the fruit is fully ripe and sweet (Beasley 2009: 134).

Plants can be grown from fresh seed or from suckers.