Musa yunnanensis
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Musa yunnanensis, commonly known as either Yunnan banana or wild forest banana,[3] is a recently described plant in the banana and plantain family native to Yunnan in southern China. The type specimen was collected in 2005 in Xishuangbanna (an autonomous prefecture bordering on Indochina), at an elevation c. 1,150 meters.[1]
Although M. yunnanesis grows in montane tropical forest, it is both shade and frost tolerant, and sensitive to direct sunlight, and so is essentially an understory plant. Individuals typically reach about 5 – 5.25 meters in height at maturation. Bark on pseudostems is coated in wax that is white with a bluish cast. The upper surface of the leaves are also bluish, though their undersides are red hued.[3]
M. yunnanensis has value to local wildlife; its summer fruits are consumed by birds, bats, and possibly elephants.[3]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Musa yunnanensis was originally described and published in Novon; a journal for botanical nomenclature St. Louis, MO. 17: 441-442, f. 1 & 2. 2007 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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