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Musa velutina H. (A.) Wendland & C. G. O. Drude
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- Common Name: Velvet Pink Banana
- Family: Musaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: Assam, N. E. India.
- Habitat:
- Description: [syn Musa dasycarpa W. S. Kurz]
Height 1.5m. Pseudostems slender, yellow-green to purple-green. Leaves oblong, 1m long, 30cm wide, dark green above, pale with red mid-rib below. Inflorescence erect, pink/red bracts, pale yellow flowers, fruits bright red/purple, velvety.
- Uses: A smaller banana plant well suited for indoor use. Given proper warmth and light, it produces soft, hairy pink banana fruits.
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  Accession Data:- Accession # 199000055
- Source: Lyon Arb.
- Accession Date: 06-11-1990
- Bench: 1202 - N Bench
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 04-29-2008
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: commelinids
- Order: Zingiberales
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- Family: Musaceae
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References:The Musaceae Website
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