Musa balbisiana var. liukiuensis (Matsum.) Häkkinen

Variety

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Characteristics

A banana.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a subtropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The flowering shoot is eaten boiled or fried and used as pickles.
Uses -
Edible flowers
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 7 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 23 - 28
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Musa balbisiana var. liukiuensis world distribution map, present in Japan and Taiwan, Province of China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77090891-1
WFO ID wfo-0000834189
COL ID 5Q7PQ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Musa liukiuensis Musa x var. liukiuensis Musa textilis var. liukiuensis Musa balbisiana var. liukiuensis