Musa Maleiula
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Revision as of 21:39, 17 October 2011
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Cultivar Name
Musa 'Malei Ula'
Synonyms
Malai Ula
Manei Ula
Manai Ula
Pictures
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Description
Red coconut needle" - From the Maoli group, the tough fibers of the stalk are used to string flowers in making leis with a coconut needle (manai). The fruit has a thin skin which is maroon (ula) when immature, green when half-ripe, and yellow when ripe, with orange colored flesh, good for cooking but not for eating raw. The long narrow leaf light green above, pinkish underneath, midrib pinkish on the under side, petiole flesh color with margin dark reddish, in-turned and splotched black at base; trunk light green to mahogany color. This banana was common, uinder cultivation and in the mountains, on all the islands. Tradition says that it was brought by the gods Kane and Kanaloa and planted in the uplands. Fruit 6-8". Male flowers have pinkpurple streaks.
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Origin
Hawaii
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Usage
Flowering
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Cultivation
- Mature Height - 10-12 ft
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- Fruiting Zone -
- Cold Hardiness - Medium
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Known Afflictions
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Research Notes
- Links to useful discussion threads in the forum:
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Members Growing This Banana
External
- Links
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