Musa fitzalanii F.Muell.

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Musaceae > Musa

Characteristics

Pseudostem green, to c. 6 m high; suckering characteristics not known; sap usually colourless. Leaf lamina 300–350 cm long, usually c. 60 cm wide; petiole not seen. Inflorescence pendulous; upper bracts long-persistent. Female or bisexual flowers not seen. Male flowers cream with purplish tips; perianth variable, of a syntepalum and 1 free petal, or segments alternate and united, of 2 sepals, one longer than the other and 3-lobed, and 2 petals, or segments alternate and free, of 3 sepals and 3 petals; sepals oblong, 25–37 mm long, 4–10 mm wide; petals ovate, 15–22 mm long, 5–8 mm wide; pedicel 8–11 mm long. Berry ± triangular-obovoid and slightly angular, 5–6 cm long, 2–2.2 cm diam. (when dried), ripening yellow; pedicel 1.5–2 cm long. Seeds 4.5–6.5 mm diam.
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A banana which forms clumps. The stems are 4-6 m high. The leaves are 300-350 cm long by 40-60 cm wide. They are leathery. The flowering stalks are 80 cm long. They hang down. The fruit is a berry 5-6 cm long by 2-2.2 cm wide. The seeds are about 0.65 cm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 6.0
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Environment

A tropical plant. It is a rare species from the Daintree river in Queensland, Australia.
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Usage

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Edible fruits
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 7 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
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Optimum temperature (C°) 22 - 32
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Distribution

Musa fitzalanii world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:797564-1
WFO ID wfo-0000474347
COL ID 44NSC
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Musa fitzalanii