Ensete Perrieri
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- | Parc National de Bemaraha on Madagascar | + | Parc National de Bemaraha |
+ | Madagascar, Mahajanga Province: Plateau d'Ankara, 17°6'S 46°6'E, Feb. 1905, H. Perrier de la Bâthie 1796 (HT: P). | ||
http://www.parcs-madagascar.com/bemaraha/images/vato.jpg | http://www.parcs-madagascar.com/bemaraha/images/vato.jpg |
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Cultivar Name
Ensete Perrieri
Synonyms
Pictures
Description
Plant 6 - 7 m. (ca. 20 ft.) tall, pseudostem to 4 m. tall and 2½ ft. in diameter at the base. The colour of the sap pink in outer sheaths and violet-red in inner sheaths. Inflorescence big, dense and pendulous. First bracts have a short blade. Bracts oval and varying in colour (green, yellow, pink or violet). Flowers 18 - 20 per bract. Male flowers with 5 perfect and 1 abortive stamen. Free petal 3-lobed, median lobe acute, lateral lobes rounded. Fruits very numerous (up to 210/bunch), 4 - 5 in. long and about 1 in. thick, with a thin layer of yellowish pulp. Seeds numerous, black, 1/3 in. or 8.3 mm. in diameter, irregularly ovoid, warty, with a large hilum and a depressed micropyle.
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Origin
Parc National de Bemaraha Madagascar, Mahajanga Province: Plateau d'Ankara, 17°6'S 46°6'E, Feb. 1905, H. Perrier de la Bâthie 1796 (HT: P).
- Date realized in trade -
Coming up soon
Usage
Flowering
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- Time To Harvest -
Cultivation
- Mature Height -
- Survival Zone - 10
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- Cold Hardiness General -
- Cold Hardiness Personal - Not cold hardy
- Wind -
- Sun - A lot of sun
Annual year-temperature 25-28 celcius (77-82 fahrenheit) Lowest temp in july 9 degrees celcius (48 fahrenheit) Highest temp in december 38 degrees celcius (100 fahrenheit)
- Rain 1000-1500 Milimeter annual
- Taste Description -
- Personal Notes -
The parc is surrounded by lime-stone mountains.
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Known Afflictions
- Pests -
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Research Notes
- Links to useful discussion threads in the forum:
- Typical Price Range -
Members Growing This Banana
External
- Links
http://www.parcs-madagascar.com/bemaraha/bemaraha.htm
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=12&taxon_id=242417932
- Sources
http://www.leroi-du-palmier.com