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Musella lasiocarpa (Franch.) H.W.Li

Golden lotus banana (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Musaceae > Musella

Characteristics

Rhizomes horizontal. Pseudostems ca. 15 cm in diam. at base. Leaf blade glaucous, narrowly elliptic, bilaterally sym-metric, to 50 × 20 cm, base subrounded, apex acute. Inflorescence 20--25 cm. Flowers 8--10 per bract. Compound tepal ovate-oblong. Berries ca. 3 × 2.5 cm. Seeds brown to black-brown; hilum white, large.
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A banana family plant. The false stem is 60 cm long and 20 cm across. It has horizontal rhizomes. The leaves are 50 cm long by 20 cm wide. The flowering stalks are 20-25 cm. There are 8-10 flowers per bracts. The flowers are bright yellow. The fruit are 3 cm long by 2.5 cm wide. The seeds are brown to black.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Root system rhizome
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in mixed forest at 1,500-2,500 m altitude in SW China. It can tolerate dry climates. In Yunnan.
Light 4-8
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 12-12

Usage

The inner stem after the leaf sheaths are removed in soaked in lime water for several hours then cooked. It is also sliced and dried then cooked.
Uses environmental use fodder gene source medicinal
Edible flowers
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
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Images

Musella lasiocarpa unspecified picture

Distribution

Musella lasiocarpa world distribution map, present in China and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:585005-1
WFO ID wfo-0000475254
COL ID 74339
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Musa lasiocarpa Musella splendida Ensete lasiocarpum Musella lasiocarpa Musella lasiocarpa var. rubribracteata
WorldFloraDB 2024