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Musa sanguinea Hook.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Musaceae > Musa

Characteristics

Pseudostems clumped, 1.5--2 m. Petiole ca. 30 cm, margin narrow and open; leaf blade deep green, ovate-oblong, not more than 1 m, base asymmetric, apex obtuse. Inflorescence erect or ascending, becoming pendulous, ca. 20 cm; rachis brown puberulent. Bracts reddish, ovate-lanceolate, 7.5--14 cm. Flowers borne on proximal bracts, 3 per bract, in 1 row. Compound tepal bright yellow, ca. 3.8 cm, apex of outer lobes with a hooklike appendage; free tepal yellow, equaling compound tepal, membranous. Berries grayish yellow-green with red blotches, trigonous oblong, 5--7.5 cm. Seeds numerous, black, ca. 5 mm in diam., irregularly multiangled, tuberculate. 2 n = 22.
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A banana plant. It has a clump of stems. They are 1.5-2 m tall. The leaf stalks are 30 cm long. The edges are narrow and open. The leaves are deep green and oval and 1 m long. The flower bracts are reddish and narrowly oval and 8-14 cm long. There are 3 flowers in 1 row. The fruit are greyish yellow-green with red blotches. They are 3 sided. They are 5-8 cm long. There are several black seeds. They are 5 mm across and an irregular lumpy shape.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The flowering shoot is cooked and eaten.
Uses environmental use gene source
Edible flowers fruits
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Cultivation

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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 sanguinea world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, China, and Myanmar

Conservation status

Musa sanguinea threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:797605-1
WFO ID wfo-0000474951
COL ID 44NVF
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Musa assamica Musa sanguinea
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