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Old 05-11-2016, 12:08 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Default Re: ID please - narrow-leaved species growing in Peninsular Thailand

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Originally Posted by merce3 View Post
ornamental doesn't mean that it is not a "wild" plant. it normally means that it does not produce edible fruit.
In that sense, it is indeed an ornamental plant with banana like leaves (it is a banana).

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Originally Posted by luiso View Post
Yes, in that case looks like heliconias.
I agree, but no species of Heliconia grow in that part of the world, except as a garden ornamental. It must be a kind of Musa.
Beautiful with those narrow leaves.

By the way, here are a couple of photos of the landscape in the area.



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