Musa polycarpa

Musa polycarpa
T. Nakai, Bull. Tokyo Sci. Mus., No. 22. II: 13 (1948).

Accepted name Musa (? group) 'Pisang Angleng' or 'Pisang Aneleng'
Synonyms  
Authorities Nakai himself gives the local names.
Section  
Distribution Indonesia (Sumatra?)
Description  
References Index Kewensis, Nakai 1948.
Comments This is one of several Indonesian banana cultivars given a spurious species name by Takenosin Nakai.  Nakai says of it in his idiosyncratic English, "a big tall banana, probably an origin of Sumatra, has the flower-bunch bending down parallel and very near to the stem.  Flowrs are numerous in one hand (sisil by natives) or 25-35.  Fruits are long and slender, arranged very regularly in parallel.  This is one of the most productive banana, so the natives cultivate it nothwithstanding of its flat tase of the fruits".





 


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