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Accession Data:

Musa ornata W. Roxburgh

  • sect. Musa

  • Common Name:
  • Family: Musaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: E. Himalaya to Myanmar

  • Description: [syn. M. rosacea of auth., not Jacq.]

    Cespitose, rhizomatous, tree-like herb with Pseudostems to 9 feet high, 4 inches in diameter, pale green and waxy, developing black blotches; leaves to 6 feet long, 14 inches wide, medium green and slightly glaucous, often red-flushed on midrib beneath; inflorescence erect, glabrous; female flowers in a single row, 3-5 in each of as many as 7 clusters, male bud top-shaped, acute, bracts more or less grooved, somewhat glaucous, pale pink, tipped with yellow, similar to darker within, usually only one lifted at a time, male flowers in a single row, 3-6 in each bract; fruit to 3.12 inches long, 0.75 inches in diameter, pale greenish-yellow with white pulp, seeds warty, black, angular-depressed, about 1/4 inch wide, 1/8 inch thick.

  • Culture: Evenly moist, never drying, slightly acid soil, full sun. Propagate via divisions or seeds.
  • USDA Zone: 8-10

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 199700040
  • Source: Ron Beckwith - UMass, Amherst
  • Accession Date: 07-29-1997
  • Bench: 1211 - AUS:Ground Bed 1 SW
    • Currently: active - needs attention
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 03-13-2024

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • SubClass: commelinids
  • Order: Zingiberales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Musaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References (internal):

  • Bat Pollinated (chiropterophily)
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Assam / Bangladesh / East Himalaya / India / Myanmar /

References (external):

  1. Hortus Third, LH Bailey Hortorium, 1976
  2. Botanica, Turner & Wasson, 1997, CD-ROM Version
  3. The Musaceae Website
  4. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Wednesday, September 07, 2016.
  5. WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Wednesday, September 07, 2016.
  6. Musa ornata at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Wednesday, September 07, 2016.

data regenerated on Sat, 14 Dec 2024 08:27:03 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

Images:

Musa ornata

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Current Accessions in the Musaceae

  • Ensete superbum
  • Musa laterita W/C
  • Musa acuminata 'Dwarf Cavendish'
  • Musa basjoo
  • Musa ornata
  • Musa sikkimensis
  • Musa textilis
  • Musa velutina
W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
= images available for this accession
= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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