Musa Ingens

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Species Name

Musa ingens

Synonyms

Pictures

Musa ingens Seed

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Description

This magnificent wild species grows to a staggering 16 meters in height and literally towers over parts of the surrounding Nothofagus forest. it has been found growing at an elevations of 2000 meters. This is the largest herb in the world. sparsely suckering and requiring a fairly drastic fluctuation of day to night temps of 30deg or more It can bear heavy hands of fruit with each 20 bananas or more.

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Ingentimusa, 2n=14

Origin

Papua New Guinea highlands

  • Date realized in trade - not currently commercially available was cataloged by Simmonds in 1960

Usage

wild species mainly grown as a curiosity or for scientific research

Flowering

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Cultivation

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50ft (reports up to 100ft)

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Will not grow in a tropical climate, needs cool nights to survive.

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Research Notes

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Members Growing This Banana

External

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