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Musa textilis, Nee (M. mindanensis, Rumph. M. silvestris, Colla. M. troglodytarum textoria, Blanco. M. Abaca, Perr.). Abaca. Manila Hemp. Whole plant 13-22 ft. high, stoloniferous: lvs. oblong, deltoid at base, bright green above, glaucous beneath, often with large brown spots; petiole 1 ft. or more long: spike drooping, shorter than lvs.; male fls. deciduous; calyx 5-lobed, about  1 ½  in. long, the outer lobes with a curved, threadlike horn near the apex: fr. obscurely 3-angled, curved, 2-3 in. long, 1 in. diam., not edible, filled with seed; seeds black, turbinate, 1/6 in. diam., angled by pressure. Philippine Isls.— Furnishes one of the most valuable fibers known for the manufacture of rope. Cf. p. 171, Vol. I; also Cyclo. Amer. Agric., Vol. II, p. 286. Much grown in the Philippines.
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Var. amboinensis, Miq. (M. amboinensis, Rumph.). Not so tall and spike not so drooping: fr. about 3 in. long, black at maturity. Amboina.—Cult.in the Philippine Isls. and used in the manufacture of Manila hemp.
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