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Musa sikkimensis is named after the mountainous northeastern Indian state of Sikkim, as the species grows at some of the highest known elevations of any banana; [2] for example, in Yuksom, West Sikkim, the species has been noted as growing at roughly 1780 metres (5,840 feet) above sea level.
Musa itinerans - Native to Assam and is cold hardy variety of banana grown from zones 6 [3] Musa lasiocarpa - Native to Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan Provinces in China, where it grows high in the mountains up to an altitude of 2500 m. [4] [5] Musa sikkimensis - It is one of the highest altitude banana species [6] and is found in Bhutan and India ...
Musa is one of three genera in the family Musaceae. The genus includes 83 species of flowering plants producing edible bananas and plantains, and fiber , used to make paper and cloth. [2] [3] Though they grow as high as trees, banana and plantain plants are not woody and their apparent "stem" is made up of the bases of the huge leaf stalks.
It is a very fast growing palm, and can go from 3 to 15 feet (0.9 to 4.6 m) in just 5 years under the right conditions. During late spring the tree will produce small, fragrant flowers. Once fully matured, it can reach heights of up to 70 feet (21 m) in the wild; however, most do not exceed 40 feet (12 m).
The 1753 name Musa paradisiaca L. for plantains and Musa sapientum L. for dessert bananas are now known to refer to hybrids, rather than natural species. It is known today that most cultivated seedless bananas are hybrids or polyploids of two wild banana species - Musa acuminata and Musa balbisiana .
Its accepted name is Musa (AAA group) 'Dwarf Cavendish'. Synonyms include: Close up photo of a leaf from the Dwarf Cavendish. Musa acuminata L. A. Colla; Musa nana J. de Loureiro (name accepted at Mobot) Musa nana auct. non J. de Loureiro; Musa chinensis R. Sweet; Musa sinensis P. A. Sagot ex J. G. Baker; Musa sinensis P. A. Sagot; Musa ...
It is related to Musa sikkimensis and will be successful under similar conditions. References This page was last edited on 13 November 2024, at 02:39 ...
Malus sikkimensis is a rare species of apple known by the common name Sikkim crabapple. Its Chinese name is xi jin hai tang (锡金海棠). It bears white and pink flowers and dark red fruit.