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|taxon = Musella lasiocarpa
|taxon = Musella lasiocarpa
|authority = ([[Adrien René Franchet|Franch.]]) C.Y.Wu ex H.W.Li<ref name=POWO_585005-1/>
|authority = ([[Adrien René Franchet|Franch.]]) C.Y.Wu ex H.W.Li<ref name=POWO_585005-1/>
|status = EN
|status_system = IUCN3.1
|status_ref = <ref>{{cite iucn |author=Plummer, J. |author2=Allen, R. |author3=Kallow, S. |year=2022 |title=''Musella lasiocarpa'' |page=e.T98249468A98249661 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T98249468A98249661.en}}</ref>
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* ''Ensete lasiocarpum'' <small>(Franch.) [[Ernest Entwistle Cheesman|Cheesman]]</small>
* ''Ensete lasiocarpum'' <small>(Franch.) [[Ernest Entwistle Cheesman|Cheesman]]</small>
* ''Musa lasiocarpa'' <small>Franch.</small> ([[basionym]])
* ''Musa lasiocarpa'' <small>Franch.</small> ([[basionym]])
* ''Musella splendida'' <small>[[Ramon V. Valmayor|R.V.Valmayor]] & [[Le Dinh Danh|L.D.Danh]]</small>
* ''Musella splendida'' <small>[[Ramon V. Valmayor|R.V.Valmayor]] & [[Le Dinh Danh|L.D.Danh]]</small>
|synonyms_ref = <ref name=POWO_585005-1>{{cite web |title=''Musella lasiocarpa'' <small>(Franch.) C.Y.Wu ex H.W.Li</small> |work=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|url=http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:585005-1 |accessdate=2019-01-19 }}</ref><ref name=trop2>''Musa lasiocarpa'' (the basionym of ''Ensete lasiocarpum'') was originally described and published in ''Journal de Botanique'' (Morot) 3(20): 330–331, f. 1. 1889. {{ cite web |url=http://www.tropicos.org/Name/21500452 |title=Name - ''Musa lasiocarpa'' Franch. |work=Tropicos |publisher=MOBOT |accessdate=March 9, 2013}}</ref>
|synonyms_ref = <ref name=POWO_585005-1>{{cite web |title=''Musella lasiocarpa'' (Franch.) C.Y.Wu ex H.W.Li |work=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:585005-1 |accessdate=2019-01-19 }}</ref><ref name=trop2>''Musa lasiocarpa'' (the basionym of ''Ensete lasiocarpum'') was originally described and published in ''Journal de Botanique'' (Morot) 3(20): 330–331, f. 1. 1889. {{ cite web |url=http://www.tropicos.org/Name/21500452 |title=Name - ''Musa lasiocarpa'' Franch. |work=Tropicos |publisher=MOBOT |accessdate=March 9, 2013}}</ref>

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'''''Musella lasiocarpa''''', commonly known as '''Chinese dwarf banana''', '''golden lotus banana''' or '''Chinese yellow banana''', is the sole species in the genus '''''Musella'''''.<ref name=POWO_27179-1>{{citation |title=''Musella'' <small>(Franch.) C.Y.Wu ex H.W.Li</small> |work=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|url=http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:27179-1 |accessdate=2019-01-19 }}</ref> It is thus a close relative of bananas, and also a member of the family [[Musaceae]]. The plant is native to the [[Yunnan province]] in [[China]], where it grows high in the mountains up to an altitude of 2500 m. It is known for its erect, yellow [[inflorescence]] (see image), generally appearing during the second year of cultivation, that can last a few months. Just before opening, the attractive inflorescence resembles a [[lotus (plant)|lotus]] - from which the plant gets one of its names.
'''''Musella lasiocarpa''''' ([[synonym (taxonomy)|syn.]] '''''Musa lasiocarpa'''''), commonly known as '''Chinese dwarf banana''', '''golden lotus banana''' or '''Chinese yellow banana''', is the sole species in the genus '''''Musella'''''.<ref name=POWO_27179-1>{{citation |title=''Musella'' (Franch.) C.Y.Wu ex H.W.Li |work=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:27179-1 |accessdate=2019-01-19 }}</ref> It is thus a close relative of bananas, and also a member of the family [[Musaceae]].
==Distribution and habitat==
The plant is native to [[Sichuan province|Sichuan]], [[Guizhou]] and [[Yunnan Province]]s in [[China]], where it grows high in the mountains up to an altitude of 2500 m.
==Description==
It is known for its erect, yellow [[pseudostem]]s (see image), generally appearing during the second year of cultivation, that can last a few months. Just before opening, the yellow, flower-like pseudostem resembles a [[Nelumbo nucifera|lotus]] - from which the plant gets one of its names.

[[File:Musella lasiocarpa at Hampton Court Flower Show.jpg|thumb|left]]
==Horticulture==
Under its synonym ''Musa lasiocarpa'', this plant has won the [[Royal Horticultural Society]]'s [[Award of Garden Merit]].<ref name = RHSPF>{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/20942/Musa-lasiocarpa/Details | title = ''Musa lasiocarpa'' | website = www.rhs.org | publisher = Royal Horticultural Society | access-date = 3 January 2021}}</ref> It can be grown outside, but requires protection from freezing temperatures.
[[File:Musella lasiocarpa at Hampton Court Flower Show.jpg|thumb|right]]

==See also==
*[[List of hardy bananas]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Musaceae]]
[[Category:Musaceae]]
[[Category:Flora of Yunnan]]
[[Category:Flora of Yunnan]]
[[Category:Flora of Sichuan]]
[[Category:Flora of Guizhou]]
[[Category:Trees of China]]
[[Category:Trees of China]]

Latest revision as of 22:06, 10 January 2024

Chinese dwarf banana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Musaceae
Genus: Musella
(Franch.) C.Y.Wu ex H.W.Li[3]
Species:
M. lasiocarpa
Binomial name
Musella lasiocarpa
(Franch.) C.Y.Wu ex H.W.Li[2]
Synonyms[2][4]

Musella lasiocarpa (syn. Musa lasiocarpa), commonly known as Chinese dwarf banana, golden lotus banana or Chinese yellow banana, is the sole species in the genus Musella.[3] It is thus a close relative of bananas, and also a member of the family Musaceae.

Distribution and habitat[edit]

The plant is native to Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan Provinces in China, where it grows high in the mountains up to an altitude of 2500 m.

Description[edit]

It is known for its erect, yellow pseudostems (see image), generally appearing during the second year of cultivation, that can last a few months. Just before opening, the yellow, flower-like pseudostem resembles a lotus - from which the plant gets one of its names.

Horticulture[edit]

Under its synonym Musa lasiocarpa, this plant has won the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[5] It can be grown outside, but requires protection from freezing temperatures.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Plummer, J.; Allen, R.; Kallow, S. (2022). "Musella lasiocarpa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T98249468A98249661. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T98249468A98249661.en.
  2. ^ a b "Musella lasiocarpa (Franch.) C.Y.Wu ex H.W.Li". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
  3. ^ a b "Musella (Franch.) C.Y.Wu ex H.W.Li", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2019-01-19
  4. ^ Musa lasiocarpa (the basionym of Ensete lasiocarpum) was originally described and published in Journal de Botanique (Morot) 3(20): 330–331, f. 1. 1889. "Name - Musa lasiocarpa Franch". Tropicos. MOBOT. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  5. ^ "Musa lasiocarpa". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 3 January 2021.

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