Flowering banana vs Swamp Banana

Musa ornata compared with Musa campestris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flowering banana	Swamp Banana
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Zingiberales (Ingwerartige)	Zingiberales (Ingwerartige)
Family same	Musaceae	Musaceae
Genus same	Musa	Musa
Species	Musa ornata	Musa campestris

Evolutionary Relationship

Flowering banana and Swamp Banana share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Musa.

Conservation Status

Flowering banana

LC — Least Concern

Swamp Banana

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flowering banana	Swamp Banana
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flowering banana

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Comoros, and Taiwan.

Swamp Banana

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.