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Musa hillii
Musa hillii F. J. H. von Mueller, Fragmenta Phytographić
Australić
9: 169, 190 (1875).
| Accepted name |
Musa jackeyi W. Hill, Report on the Brisbane Botanic Garden: 7
(1874). |
| Synonyms |
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| Authorities |
APNI,
GRIN. |
| Section |
Australimusa |
| Distribution |
Queensland. |
| Description |
Not stoloniferous. Stem cylindrical,
very robust, reaching a height of 30 ft. and a diameter of 1˝ ft. Leaves oblong
arcuate, bright green, similar to those of M. sapientum in colour and texture,
reaching a length of 12 - 15 ft. and a breadth of 2 ft. Peduncle 3 in. diam.
Panicle dense, erect ; bracts oblong or oblong-lanceolate, 3 - 9 in. long. Fruits
densely crowded, not edible, sessile, ovoid, much angled, 2 - 2˝ in. long, umbonate or
obtusely acuminate at the apex. Seeds numerous, angled, much depressed, 1/5 to 1/3 in. diam., with a bony testa.
(Baker 1893).Height to 10m. Pseudostem not stoloniferous with a thick
trunk. Leaves oblong, arching about 5m long and 60 cm wide, shining green.
Inflorescence erect, dense; flowers white; fruit densely crowded, angled, about 5 cm long,
inedible.
(RHS 1956). |
| References |
APNI, Baker 1893 : 217, GRIN, RHS 1956, Ross
1987 : 18, Simmonds 1956 : 486. |
| Comments |
The
name Musa jackeyi has priority over Musa hillii by just one year.
Introduced to U.K. 1893 (B.M. 7401) but almost certainly no longer in cultivation. |
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