Musa martretii

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Read about Musa martretii in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Musa martretii, Cheval. Whole plant 20-25 ft. high: lvs. large, glaucous: fr. cylindrical, short, yellow; seeds smooth, black, 3/8 – ½ in. diam. Guinea. — The fr. is edible, but the pulp is not abundant and of indifferent quality. A good ornamental for S. Calif, and Fla. Intro, into U. S. in 1908. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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