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Musa ventricosa, Welw. (M. africana, Bull, young form). Whole plant 8-10 ft. high, not stoloniferous: sts. much swollen, 4 ft. diam. at base: lvs. oblanceolate oblong, 4-5 ft. long, thick in texture, bright green: midrib pale red: spike drooping; calyx entire; free petal entire, 1/3 in. long: fr. coriaceous, dry, 2-3 in. long; seeds about 1 in. diam., angled by pressure. Angola, in rocky places near rivulets.—Cult. in S. Calif. Tender but more ornamental than M. Ensete.
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Musa ventricosa, Welw. (M. africana, Bull, young form). Whole plant 8-10 ft. high, not stoloniferous: sts. much swollen, 4 ft. diam. at base: lvs. oblanceolate oblong, 4-5 ft. long, thick in texture, bright green: midrib pale red: spike drooping; calyx entire; free petal entire, 1/3 in. long: fr. coriaceous, dry, 2-3 in. long; seeds about 1 in. diam., angled by pressure. Angola, in rocky places near rivulets.—Cult. in S. Calif. Tender but more ornamental than M. Ensete.
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