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Musa livingstoniana, J. Kirk. St. conical, 10-12 ft. high, 2-3 ft. diam. at the base: lvs. crowded, narrow, oblong, as long as st.; petiole broad, clasping, deeply grooved: fr. 4 in. long, many-seeded; seeds ½ in. diam., globose, angled by pressure, dull brown, tuberculate; hilum deeply depressed, surrounded by prominent edges. S. E. Trop. Afr., up to 7,000 ft. altitude.— Decorative. Yields a good fiber. Intro, into U. S. in 1907.
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Musa livingstoniana, J. Kirk. St. conical, 10-12 ft. high, 2-3 ft. diam. at the base: lvs. crowded, narrow, oblong, as long as st.; petiole broad, clasping, deeply grooved: fr. 4 in. long, many-seeded; seeds ½ in. diam., globose, angled by pressure, dull brown, tuberculate; hilum deeply depressed, surrounded by prominent edges. S. E. Trop. Afr., up to 7,000 ft. altitude.— Decorative. Yields a good fiber. Intro, into U. S. in 1907.
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