COMMON NAME: ASSAM DWARF BANANA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: MUSA MANNII

FAMILY OF MUSACEAE

COMMENTS: RARE SPECIES FROM NORTHEASTERN INDIA.

VERY SMALL PLANT, GROWS ONLY TO 1,50 M TALL, THE INFLORESCENCE AND THE FRUITS ARE ALSO VERY SMALL. CAN BE CULTIVATED IN POTS IN THE HOUSE, EVEN IN AREAS WITH VERY COLD CLIMATE. THE MATURE FRUITS ARE EDIBLE AND ARE TASTY DESPITE OF THE SMALL SIZE (5 TO 6 CM). THE SEED GERMINATES EASY AND THE PLANTS ARE EASY TO CULTIVATE.

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