Musa peekelii Lauterb.

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Musaceae > Musa

Characteristics

A tall banana plant. It can be 10 m tall. The flowering shoot and fruit are narrow and drooping. The ripe fruit are red with bright yellow flesh.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 10.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in New Ireland, near Namatanai.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses food gene source social use
Edible -
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°) 22 - 32
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Conservation status

Musa peekelii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:584976-1
WFO ID wfo-0000474836
COL ID 6S2NL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Musa peekelii

Lower taxons

Musa peekelii subsp. angustigemma Musa peekelii subsp. peekelii