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Vegetative
plant of Musa laterita (accession 19973654) in the collection of the Royal
Botanic Garden, Edinburgh. |
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Pseudostem
of vegetative plant of Musa laterita (accession 19973654) in the collection of
the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh. |
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Leaf of Musa laterita on
vegetative plant (accession
19973654) in the collection of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh showing the gradually
tapering leaf base as it merges with the petiole. |
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I
am very grateful to Markku Häkkinen for the following sequence
of 7 photographs showing Musa laterita grown as a flowering house plant in
Finland. |
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Young inflorescence of Musa laterita
showing transition of foliage leaves to inflorescence bracts. |
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Inflorescence
of Musa laterita with lower bracts reflexed to show female flowers. Note
the yellow-green tips of the brick-red bracts and bright yellow female flowers. |
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Inflorescence
of Musa laterita. Close up of young female flowers. |
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Inflorescence of Musa laterita.
Close up of mature female flowers. |
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Inflorescence of Musa laterita
with male bud and developing fruit below. |
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Inflorescence of Musa laterita.
Close up of young male flowers. |
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Inflorescence of Musa laterita.
Close up of mature female flowers. |
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