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'''''Ensete lasiocarpum''''', commonly known as '''Chinese dwarf banana''', '''golden lotus banana''' or '''Chinese yellow banana''', is a plant of the ''[[Ensete]]'' genus. It is thus a close relative of bananas, and also a member of the [[Musaceae]] family. 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 yellow erect flower (see image), generally appearing during the second year of cultivation, that can last a few months. Just before opening, the flower resembles a [[lotus (plant)|lotus]] - from which the plant gets one of its names.
[[File:Musella lasiocarpa at Hampton Court Flower Show.jpg|thumb|left]]
In 1841, the [[United States Department of Agriculture]] introduced Chinese dwarf cooking-bananas to [[Florida]], but there was little interest among consumers at the time.<ref>Virginia Scott Jenkins: "Bananas: An American History", Smithsonian Institution Press (ISBN 1-56098-966-1), p. 6</ref>{{dubious|Chinese dwarf cooking-bananas|date=March 2013}}
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