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Musa cavendishii, Lamb. (M. chinensis, Sweet. M. sinensis, Sagot. M. humilis, Perr.?). Chinese Dwarf Banana. Dwarf Jamaica. Whole plant 4-6ft. high, stoloniferous: st. 2-3 ft. high: lvs. 6-8 in a dense rosette, spreading, oblong, 2-3 ft. long, 1 ft. wide, rounded at base, glaucous; petiole short, stout, deeply grooved; blades when young spotted and blotched with red: spike dense, short, drooping; bracts red-brown or dark, lower 6 in. long, upper 3-4 in. long; male fls. and their bracts persistent; calyx yellowish white, 1 in. long with 5 obtuse lobes; free petals about ½ in. long: fr. as many as 200-250 in a bunch, oblong, 6-angled, slightly curved, 4-5 in. long, 1 ½ in or more diam., obtuse, gradually narrowed to the sessile base, seedless, edible; skin rather thick; flesh delicately fragrant. S. China. Intro. from Mauritius in 1827. P.M. 3:51. Gn. 32, p. 243; 40, p. 263; 44.p. 496; 50, p. 161. G.C. III. 22:167. —Stands more cold than most bananas, and its dwarf growth readily allows for protection. Good for shipping and may be planted N. Extensively grown along the coast of the southern states and in the W. Indies.
Musa cavendishii, Lamb. (M. chinensis, Sweet. M. sinensis, Sagot. M. humilis, Perr.?). Chinese Dwarf Banana. Dwarf Jamaica. Whole plant 4-6ft. high, stoloniferous: st. 2-3 ft. high: lvs. 6-8 in a dense rosette, spreading, oblong, 2-3 ft. long, 1 ft. wide, rounded at base, glaucous; petiole short, stout, deeply grooved; blades when young spotted and blotched with red: spike dense, short, drooping; bracts red-brown or dark, lower 6 in. long, upper 3-4 in. long; male fls. and their bracts persistent; calyx yellowish white, 1 in. long with 5 obtuse lobes; free petals about ½ in. long: fr. as many as 200-250 in a bunch, oblong, 6-angled, slightly curved, 4-5 in. long, 1 ½ in or more diam., obtuse, gradually narrowed to the sessile base, seedless, edible; skin rather thick; flesh delicately fragrant. S. China. Intro. from Mauritius in 1827.—Stands more cold than most bananas, and its dwarf growth readily allows for protection. Good for shipping and may be planted N. Extensively grown along the coast of the southern states and in the W. Indies.
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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