Musa mannii

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}} {{Speciesbox |image = Musa mannii.JPG |image_caption = Flower |genus = Musa |parent = Musa sect. Musa |species = mannii |authority = H.Wendl. ex Baker |status = CR |status_system = IUCN3.1 |status_ref = <ref name = "Plummer & Kallow, 2022" /> }}

'''''Musa mannii''''' is a species of plant in the family Musaceae endemic to Arunachal Pradesh, India.<ref name = "POWO">''Musa mannii'' H.Wendl. ex Baker. (n.d.). Plants of the World Online. Retrieved April 18, 2026, from https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:797582-1</ref>

==Taxonomy== It was described by John Gilbert Baker in 1892 based on previous work by Hermann Wendland.<ref name = "IPNI">''Musa mannii'' H.Wendl. ex Baker. (n.d.-b). International Plant Names Index. Retrieved April 18, 2026, from https://www.ipni.org/n/797582-1</ref> It is placed in the section ''Musa'' sect. ''Musa''.<ref name = "GRIN">USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=458647. Accessed 18 April 2026.</ref>

==Conservation== It is categorised as Critically Endangered (CR).<ref name = "Plummer & Kallow, 2022">Plummer, J. & Kallow, S. 2022. ''Musa mannii''. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T158541345A158544353. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T158541345A158544353.en. Accessed on 18 April 2026.</ref> It is cultivated in numerous ex-situ collections in botanic gardens.<ref name = "BGCI PlantSearch">''Musa mannii'' H.Wendl. ex Baker. (n.d.-c). BGCI PlantSearch. Retrieved April 18, 2026, from https://plantsearch.bgci.org/taxon/23652</ref>

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