Nang Tani (Thai: นางตานี; "Lady of Tani") is a female spirit of the Thai folklore. According to folk tradition, this ghost appears as a young woman that haunts wild banana trees (Musa balbisiana), known as in Thai language as Kluai Tani (กล้วยตานี).[1] Nang Tani belongs to a type of female ghosts or fairies related to treesknowngenerically as Nang Mai (นางไม้; "Lady of the Wood") in the Thai lore.[2] There is a similar spirit in the Cambodian folklore, as well as in the Lao popular tradition.Nang Tani may also be called Phi Tani (ผีตานี; "Ghost of Tani") or Phrai Tani (พรายตานี; "Nymph of Tani