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: 1211 - AUS:Ground Bed 1 SW
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 02-17-2023

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:

Year	Jan				Feb				Mar					Apr				May				Jun					Jul				Aug				Sep					Oct				Nov				Dec
2023
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2005

References (internal):

EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Assam / East Himalaya /

References (external):

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

data regenerated on Tue, 21 Feb 2023 11:48:40 -0500 [bcm v4.0]