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Musa rubra Wall. Ex Kurz. var. siamensis
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Family |
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Musaceae
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Flowering and fruiting period |
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Throughout
the year |
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Distribution |
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Native
of Thailand and Cambodia |
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Endemic/exotic |
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Exotic |
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Uses |
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Ornamental |
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Key botanical
characters: Rhizomatous
stoloniferous, suckering, clump-forming herbs. Pseudostem 50–250 cm tall
cylindrical, pale green with black or dark reddish-brown patches. Leaves
arranged terminally, erect; petiole 15–50 cm long.
Inflorescence erect, peduncle densely puberulent; female and male bud
lanceolate, imbricate at apex, male bud top-shaped in advanced stage; bracts
and flowers inserted separately on the axis; bracts reflexed, revolute before
falling, non-revolute in female bract, creamy yellow; flowers arranged in two
rows. Infructescence compact with 4–6; fingers pedicellate, straight,
prominently ridged, slightly pointed at apex without floral relicts,
glabrous, pale green to green, yellow when ripen.  |
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