| Author: |
Cheng Yih Wu ex Hsi Wen Li,
1979 |
| Family: |
MUSACEAE |
| Origin: |
Yunnan,
China, Vietnam |
| Soil: |
Rich
- Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
7
Centimetres |
| Height: |
60
Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
Yellow |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Rhizome |
| Names:
|
Chinese
Yellow Banana, Chinese Dwarf Banana, Golden Lotus Banana |
| Synonyms: |
Musa
lasiocarpa Franchet, 1889.
Ensete lasiocarpum,
Cheesman, 1947.
Musella lasiocarpa var. rubribracteata, Zheng
H.Li & H.Ma.
Musella splendida, R.V.Valmayor & D.D.Lê. |
This member of the
Musaceae family was given this name by Cheng Yih Wu after Hsi Wen Li in 1979. It was found in
Yunnan, China and Vietnam, where it is supposed to be extinct in the wild. It is grown as a
crop in China, Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar. It will do fine in well
drained rich or mixed soil with some water and lots of sun. If it's
given sun enough, it will only rise for 60 centimetres. With less
light and lots of fertilizer, it can grow to two meters. The
rhizomes can grow to seven centimetres in diameter, but will not
tolerate exposure. The large
flower is yellow, and can last for half a year.
The genera name Musella is
the diminutive of Musa, the genus name for the banana. The species
name means 'woolly fruit'.
This plant has a
sub-terrain rhizome, and is a little out of my league.
|
