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Musaceae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Banana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Images and description of Musaceae from Flowering Plant Families website of Dr Gerry Carr, University of Hawai'i.
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MUSACEAE - The Banana Family ... This is a small family of only about 40 species in two genera (Musa and Ensete) found in wet tropical lowlands, although recently one or two species have been found in higher latitudes. They are grown mainly for their fruit, the Banana, and for their fibres, manila and hemp,
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An annotated list of the species of Ensete, Musa and Musella. ... Annotated lists of species ... last updated 25/09/2008...
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Description of Musaceae Juss., generated from a DELTA database. ... The Families of Flowering Plants ... Habit and leaf form. Very large herbs (with pseudo-stems constituted by massive leaf bases); laticiferous. Plants (or at least, the the leaf bases) succulent. Perennial; cormous, or rhizomatous. Pachycaul.
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on Musaceae (plant family), the banana family of plants (order Zingiberales), consisting of 2 genera, Musa and Ensete, with about 50 species native to Africa, Asia, and Australia. ... The slender or conical false trunk of Musaceae herbs may rise to 15 metres (50 feet).
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Musa zebrina, or Blood Banana, is a tender evergreen perennial native to ... Blooming Time: The orange yellow to red flowers that are in large terminal spikes can appear at anytime of the year as long as the plant is mature enough. ... Culture: Musa zebrina need full sun to partial shade with a moist well-drained soil mix.
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Musaceae: International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain Musaceae: An annotated list: Ensete; Musa and Musella.
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; Heliconia hirsuta - Cultivated, from Fort Worth Botanic Garden. (inflorescence and leaves) (inflorescence and leaves) - photo by David C. Reed, contact: Monique Reed; Heliconia hirsuta - Cultivated, from Fort Worth ... Web References for the Musaceae. ... Images of the Musaceae; See also: full library string search...
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