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Yes! We have no bananas: Why the song may come true again

The Madagascan banana: Could this save the world's banana crop?

A wild banana that may hold the key to protecting the world's edible banana crop has been put on the extinction list.

It is found only in Madagascar, where there are just five mature trees left in the wild.

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