Musa acuminata subsp. acuminata De Wild.

Subspecies

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Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 2.5-4m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.25 - 2.0
Mature height (meter) 2.5 - 4.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 6-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 12-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings or suckers.
Mode seedlings suckers
Germination duration (days) 7 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 23 - 33
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77168778-1
WFO ID wfo-0000473841
COL ID 44NRB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 454011
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Synonyms

Musa cavendishii Musa rhinozerotis Musa rumphiana Musa zebrina Musa brieyi Musa cerifera Musa simiarum Musa sinensis Musa zebrina f. cerifera Musa zebrina f. rutilipes Musa acuminata subsp. acuminata Musa cavendishii var. hawaiiensis Musa cavendishii var. pumila Musa acuminata var. violacea Musa acuminata var. zebrina Musa acuminata var. cerifera Musa acuminata var. rutilipes Musa simiarum var. violacea Musa acuminata var. breviformis Musa acuminata var. nakaii Musa acuminata var. longipetiolata Musa acuminata var. alasensis Musa acuminata var. bantamensis Musa x var. pumila