| Excoecaria acuminata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Excoecaria |
| Species: | E. acuminata |
| Binomial name | |
| Excoecaria acuminata Gillespie [1] | |
Excoecaria acuminata is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. [1] It was described in 1932. [2] It is native to Fiji. [1]
The blood banana, is a variety of the wild banana Musa acuminata native to Sumatra, Indonesia. The blood banana is an ornamental plant, named for the dark red patches on its leaves, though its small-seeded fruits are also edible. It grows 6' to 8' tall in the wild, but is well-adapted to container growing and can be maintained at 3' to 5'. It grows best in full or partial sun and is hardy in zones 9 - 11.
Excoecaria is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae, formally described by Linnaeus in 1759. The genus is native to the Old World Tropics.
Musa acuminata is a species of banana native to Southern Asia, its range comprising the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Many of the modern edible dessert bananas are from this species, although some are hybrids with Musa balbisiana. First cultivated by humans around 10 kya, it is one of the early examples of domesticated plants.
Sebastiania subulata is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It was originally described as Excoecaria subulataMüll.Arg. in 1874. It is native to Paraguay.
Excoecaria acerifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It was described in 1857. It is native to Yunnan, China.
Excoecaria antsingyensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It was described in 1939. It is native to Madagascar.
Excoecaria aporusifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It was described in 1984. It is native to Vietnam.
Excoecaria bantamensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It was described in 1863. It is native to southwest Thailand, Jawa, Borneo, and the Philippines.
Excoecaria borneensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It was described in 1914. It is native to Malesia.
Excoecaria bussei is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It was originally described as Sapium busseiPax in 1903. It is native from Kenya to the Caprivi Strip.
Excoecaria canjoerensis is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. It was described in 1818. It is native to India.
Excoecaria confertiflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It was described in 1978. It is native to Fiji.
Excoecaria cuspidata is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It was originally described as Excoecaria hialayensis var. cuspidataMüll.Arg. It is native to China and Meghalaya, India.
Excoecaria formosana is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It was originally described as Excoecaria crenulata var. formosanaHayata. It is native to Nansei-shoto, Japan and Taiwan.
Excoecaria simii, the forest pepper-seed or forest pepper-seed bush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is endemic to South Africa, in forests of KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape.
Excoecaria goudotiana is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It was originally described as Stillingia goudotianaBaill. in 1861. It is native to Madagascar.
Excoecaria glaucescens is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It was described in 1891. It is native to Madagascar.
Excoecaria grahamii is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It was described in 1906. It is native to western tropical Africa.
Excoecaria guineensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It was originally described as Stillingia guineensisBenth. in 1849. It is native to western and central tropical Africa.
Excoecaria holophylla is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It was described in 1874. It is native to Myanmar.
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