Musa

Fig. 222. The Plantain. Fig. 223. The Banana.
Fig. 222. The Plantain. Fig. 223. The Banana.

Classic texts: Pereira 1854: the images.
Photo: Musa.
Photo: Musa 0.

Bunch of fruit, still growing. Turku bot.g., Ruissalo, Finland. Greenhouse. 2000-08-03.
Photo: Musa 1.
Photo: Musa 1.

Cut-off flowerstalk on top of fruit bunch. Sakuya Konohana Kan, Osaka, Japan. Display. 2001-05-02.
Photo: Musa 2.
Photo: Musa 2.

A pygmy banana plant in flower. Tijuca Nat'l forest, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Planted. 2001-02-13.
Photo: Musa basjoo 0.
Photo: Musa basjoo 0.

Plant in flower. Tokyo bot.g., Japan. Planted. 2008-06-11.
Photo: Musa basjoo 1.
Photo: Musa basjoo 1.

Flower cluster with fruit. Tokyo bot.g., Japan. Planted. 2008-06-11.
Photo: Musa x paradisiaca.
Photo: Musa x paradisiaca 0.

Plants in flower and fruit. Penedo, Brazil. Planted. 2001-02-16.
Photo: Musa x paradisiaca 1.
Photo: Musa x paradisiaca 1.

Flower and fruit cluster, high above. Penedo, Brazil. Planted. 2001-02-16.
Photo: Musa x paradisiaca 2.
Photo: Musa x paradisiaca 2.

Plants in fruit. They're quite large. Penedo, Brazil. Planted. 2001-02-16.