Musa Sikkimensis (red tiger,manipur etc)

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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 sikkimensis Musa sikimensis 'red tiger' Musa sikkimensis 'manipur'

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(credit the flying dutchman)

Description

'Sikkimensis' is the same cultivar as 'hookerii'. This is a fast growing, good suckering plant with a thin trunk originated in North India, elevation 6000-7000 feet. More attractive than 'basjoo', it is maroon with a slightly copper underside. 'Sikkimensis is prone to rot when frozen back.

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