Musa Chini Champa

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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 'chini champa'

Musa x Paradisiaca 'safet velchi'

Synonyms

Ney Poovan Group

Safet Velchi

Elakki

Bale

Kisubi

Sukari

Champa-kala

Pictures

(credit Dombo)

Description

This is an EUMUSA from the Ney Poovan group. It can grow up to 10 feet or more with a green/yellow stem. It has a pink-purple flower. It produces sharped curved yellow bananas.

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Origin

NE India. Himalyan foothills. Grown by local farmers in villages around Kalimpong, West Bengal. Edible fruits sold in local markets.

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Usage

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Cultivation

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10 feet or more

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Cold Hardiness - Zone 8 with care.

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Research Notes

Links to useful discussion threads in the forum:

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Members Growing This Banana

External

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

Sources

Retrieved from "http://www.bananas.org/wiki/Musa_Chini_Champa"

 It has a pink-purple flower. It produces sharped curved yellow bananas.
-Karpuravalli (Cheeni Champa)
-Champa (AAB group): Champa is one of the hardiest, tall cultivars grown all over the country under
-the rationing cultivation system. Its cultivation is extensive in Chittagong and Chittagong Hill Tracts. It
-can be cultivated under rainfed condition or with scanty irrigation. One of the distinguishing characters
-of the plant is the rose pink colouration of the outer side of the midrib when young. The plant is tolerant
-to panama wilt and fairly tolerant to bunchy top diseases. Fruits are small in size with thin peel, creamy
-pulp and subacid taste. Fruits turn golden yellow when ripe and have excellent keeping quality. The
-bunch contains 150-250 fingers and its weight is about 16 kg. One high yielding variety has been
-developed through selection from local collection and released in the name by BARI Kola-4.
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