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Musa ornata, the flowering banana, is one of more than 50 species of banana in the genus Musa of the family Musaceae. Most of these species are large tropical evergreen perennials, mainly from lowland areas with high temperature and humidity. Musa ornata originated in southeast Asia, and is cultivated for its commercial and ornamental value. The fruit is attractive but tends to be inedible. Musa ornata is found in India and is a small species. From its home in India it reached Central and South America early in the 19th century where it became naturalized. M. ornata is not an especially variable plant in itself but it hybridizes freely with other species. The result is that there are a number of hybrids derived from it in the tropical regions of America
Plants grow to a height of 5 to 10 ft (1.5 to 3.0 m). The plants have green foliage with pink tones throughout. The leaves can grow to be 6 ft (1.8 m) long, 14 inches (360 mm) wide and can be used for tropical cut flower arrangements. It produces pink flowers and small, dark pink or crimson fruit. The fruit type is a banana that is seeded and inedible. Musa ornata has a yellow-orange inflorescence whose male and female flowers both tend to be 3-5 per bract in a single row, varying up to about 7 per cluster. The anthers of the male flowers are purple while the female style is green
Musa ornata is one of several banana species grown as ornamental plants for their handsome foliage, for instance in mixed tropical plantings. In temperate zones it must be protected from winter frosts, or grown under glass with heat – minimum temperature 7 °C (45 °F). It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit. It flowers readily and produces few but viable seeds. The male bud may be cooked or used in salads, while the leaves are often incorporated in making dressings. The root of the plant is also sometimes used for ayurvedic preparations (alternative medicine) in northeast India. The ash of the pseudostem, the corm, the fruiting stalk and fruit peel are also used as an anti-scorbutic (to prevent scurvy), as well as for digestive help, or as a tonic
موز کوتوله صورتی گونه ای از موزها است. این گیاه حداکثر تا دو متر رشد میکند
گلهای این گونه صورتی رنگ رو به بالا و میوه ها هم صورتی رنگ با طعمی شیرین و سفت هستند گرچه به دلیل تعداد دانه زیاد قابل خوردن نیستند
کاشت از بذر راحت است و یک تا سه ماهه بذرها در خاک مرطوب جوانه میزنند
