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Accession Data:

Musa velutina H. (A.) Wendland & C. G. O. Drude

  • sect. Musa

  • Common Name: Velvet Pink Banana
  • Family: Musaceae Juss.
  • Synonym(s): Musa dasycarpa W. S. Kurz

  • Country of Origin: Assam, N. E. India.

  • Description: 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.
  • USDA Zone: 8a-11

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 199000055
  • Source: Lyon Arb.
  • Accession Date: 06-11-1990
  • Bench: 1214 - AUS:West Bench SC
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 10-05-2024

Classification:

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

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
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2005

References (internal):

  • Bat Pollinated (chiropterophily)
  • Edible Plants
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Assam / East Himalaya /

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Thursday, March 10, 2016.
  2. WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Thursday, March 10, 2016.
  3. The Musaceae Website

data regenerated on Sat, 14 Dec 2024 08:27:02 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

Images:

Musa velutina

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  • Ensete superbum
  • Musa laterita W/C
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  • Musa basjoo
  • Musa ornata
  • Musa sikkimensis
  • Musa textilis
  • Musa velutina
W/C = Wild Collected
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