Musa Itinerans

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Contents 1 Cultivar Name 1.1 Synonyms 2 Pictures 3 Description 3.1 Origin 3.2 Usage 4 Flowering 5 Cultivation 5.1 Known Afflictions 6 Research Notes 6.1 Members Growing This Banana 7 External

Cultivar Name

Musa 'itinerans'

Synonyms

Pictures

(credit the flying dutchman)

Description

This is the tallest yet most elegant of the rare banana species of yunnan. It grows inside tropical mountain forests in the shade of trees and direct sunlight damages its dark green foliage. The trunks seem powdered white while the whole plant gives a dark purple impression. The Yunnan banana can reach 38 feet if planted under the shade of trees and fertilized well. This is one of the hardiest species for cold winters and even the leaves can tolerate frost. The seeds are mature in nummer and are distributed by birds, bats and even elephants. It is reported that the elephants of Xishuangbanna's nature reserves like to eat this banana species and this way are contributing to its distribution.

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Origin

Yunnan

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Usage

Flowering

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Cultivation

• Mature Height -

38 feet

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• Wind -

Wind tolerant

• Sun -

Needs Shade

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Known Afflictions

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Borers, grasshoppers adn root nematodes

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Research Notes

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Members Growing This Banana

External

• Links

  (Links to other useful pages on the web that mention this banana. Example: International Banana Society)

• Sources