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Accession Data:

Musa sikkimensis W. S. Kurz

  • sect. Musa

  • Common Name: Darjeeling Banana
  • Family: Musaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: Himalayas of northeastern India, Bhutan
  • Habitat: montane forests up to 2000m

  • USDA Zone: 8-10

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200000115
  • Source: Dave Goodwin ex RarePalmSeeds
  • Accession Date: 12-21-2000
  • Bench: 1211 - AUS:Ground Bed 1 SW
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 12-14-2024

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:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009

References (internal):

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

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Tuesday, January 10, 2017.
  2. WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Tuesday, January 10, 2017.

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

Images:

Musa sikkimensis

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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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