''Musa fitzalanii'' is a species of wild banana (

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''), which was native to north-east

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, Australia, but is now believed to be

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. The

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was collected in the 19th century, from the vicinity of ' Daintree's River' most likely by Eugene Fitzalan, an Irish collector who apparently worked with Ferdinand von Mueller, the first describer of the species. Along with '' M. acuminata'' and '' M. jackeyi'', it was one of the three species native to Australia. It was placed in section ''Callimusa'' (now including the former section ''Australimusa'').

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fitzalanii Plants described in 1875 Extinct flora of Australia Taxa named by Ferdinand von Mueller Species known from a single specimen {{Zingiberales-stub