Musa nagensium

Common name:

Family: Musaceae

Synonym(s): <i>Musa nagensium var. hongii</i> Häkkinen

Country of Origin: Assam (Nagaland) to China (W. Yunnan)

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USDA Zone:

Source: Kress Collection, SI#2006037

Provenance:

Kress# 06-8419
Kress, W. J., Gao, J.-Y., Xia, Y. M.
China: Yunnan: Yin Jiang
SW of Yin Jiang 15 km from Na Bang at Myanmar border
12 Jul 2006

Large herb with shots to 15 m in height, leaves green with thick white waxy coat below. 
Inflorescence pendent, to 2.5 m in length.  
Immature fruits pale green, glaucous; bracts of male flowers bright orange. Male flowers pale orange.

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Classification:

• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Liliopsida
• SubClass: commelinids
• Order: Zingiberales
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• Family: Musaceae
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References:

1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Saturday, 04 May, 2019.
2. WCSP (2019). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Saturday, 04 May, 2019.

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