Musa troglodytarum

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Cultivation

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Read about Musa troglodytarum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Musa fehi, Vieill. (M. Fei, Nadeaud. M. Seemanii, F. Muell. M. Uranoscopos, Seem. M. troglodytarum, S. Kurz., not Lour.). Stoloniferous: st. 15-20 ft. high, full of violet juice: lys. larger and firmer ip texture than M. paradisiaca. with stouter veins; base unequally rounded; petiole 1-1 ½ ft. long: spike long, erect, slightly curved at the base; fls. 6-8 in a cluster, sessile; calyx with 5 unequal lobes, finally splitting nearly to the base: free petal short: fr. many in a bunch, oblong, angled, 5-6 in long, 1 in. or more diam., nearly straight, yellow when ripe, skin thick; pulp moderately firm; seeds small, dull black. Tahiti and New Caledonia. Seedless at low levels but bearing seeds at elevations of 3,000-3,600 ft.—Cult. in Eu. Fruits not very palatable when raw but excellent when cooked. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.

Cultivation

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