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Musa hirta Bornean Hairy Banana
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Product Code: Y3-34H00
Ornamental Value: Beautiful
Availability: In Stock
Ornamental Value: Beautiful
Availability: In Stock
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3.0 - Germination Time (years–days)
4.0 - Total 3.5
A little-known banana only about 2.5 m (8 ft.) tall that forms attractive clumps. The upright, hairy-stalked inflorescence produces a pointed bud with glossy, purplish-pink bracts, followed by small, squat, densely golden-hairy fruits. The fruits, as in only very few other banana species, dehisce when they are fully mature, meaning that the peel splits by itself and reveals the fruit pulp inside. Unlike most bananas, it is less starchy and more juicy. The ripe fruit tastes like a mix between a kiwi and a banana and is readily consumed, seeds and all, by the Iban people. Unripe fruits are peeled and eaten with salt. The bud is relished as a vegetable, cooked and seasoned with salt and spices. This species has ornamental and fruit qualities that should seriously be considered for cultivation and perhaps improvement by selection or hybridizing.
| Cultural Requirements | |
| Sun Exposure | Full sun from early age Light shade when young |
| Water Requirements | High |
| Wind Tolerance | Low |
| Appearance | |
| Growth Rate | Very fast |
| Growth Form | Herbaceous Tree |
| Ornamental Value | Beautiful |
| Uses | |
| Properties | Evergreen |
| Gardening | Ornamental Potted |
| Food/Medicinal | Edible Fruit Vegetable |
| Agriculture/Forestry | Forage/Fodder |
| Classification | |
| Plant Group | Bananas |
| Botanical Order | Zingiberales |
| Botanical Family | Musaceae |
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