Ensete lasiocarpum
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E. lasiocarpum
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Ensete lasiocarpum, commonly known as Chinese dwarf banana, golden lotus banana or Chinese yellow banana, is a plant of the Ensete genus. It is thus a close relative of bananas, and also a member of the Musaceae family. The plant is native to the Yunnan province in China, where it grows high in the mountains up to an altitude of 2500 m. It is known for its yellow erect flower (see image), generally appearing during the second year of cultivation, that can last a few months. Just before opening, the flower resembles a lotus - from which the plant gets one of its names.
References
- ↑ Ensete lasiocarpum (from its basionym Musa lasiocarpa) was published in Kew Bulletin 2(2): 102. 1947. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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- ↑ Musa lasiocarpa (the basionym of Ensete lasiocarpum) was originally described and published in Journal de Botanique (Morot) 3(20): 330–331, f. 1. 1889. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Musella lasiocarpa from Bananas.org
