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Musa ornata

Roxb. (1824)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Zingiberales Family: Musaceae Genus: Musa

flowering banana

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Fl. Ind. 2: 488 (1824)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Musa ornata Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Plant to ca. 11 ft.; midrib & leaf pink to red beneath; bracts pink; female flr in ca. 4 hands; bracts & male flrs falling after pollen shed; male flrs continue to be produced long after female. Kirchoff, B.K. 91279 Oahu BISH 1991-06-11
2 Musa ornata Koloa, NTBG in Lawai valley, McBryde garden, Food for Thought area, West side of Lawai Stream, North end of gardener's shed. Preserved_Specimen Clumping perenial herb, pseudostems 2-3 m tall, glaucus when young. Leaves with both surfaces green, midrib pink-tinged abaxially. Infloresence erect, rachis green, bracts pale purple-pink, spreading, concave; staminate flowers with tepals deep yellow, paler basally, ovary of female flowers green. D.H. Lorence 11018 Kauai BISH 2025-04-22
3 Musa ornata Waimea Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Pseudostem to approx. 7'; leaf sheath & petiole glaucous w/brown margins; leaf green, main lateral veins somewhat lighter; abaxial midrib pink when leaf newly emerged; bracts pink to light purple, lighter adaxially, becoming white at site of attachment; infl. erect, of approx. 8 hands; perianth yellow below, orange above. Kirchoff, B.K. 87116 Oahu BISH 1988-05-29
4 Musa ornata Koloa, NTBG in Lawai valley, McBryde garden, Food for Thought area, West side of Lawai Stream, North end of gardener's shed. Preserved_Specimen Clumping perenial herb, pseudostems 2-3 m tall, glaucus when young. Leaves with both surfaces green, midrib pink-tinged abaxially. Infloresence erect, rachis green, bracts pale purple-pink, spreading, concave; staminate flowers with tepals deep yellow, paler basally, ovary of female flowers green. D.H. Lorence 11019 Kauai BISH 2025-04-22
5 Musa ornata Bishop Museum courtyard Full sun. Preserved_Specimen Pseudo-trunk 2 m tall; staminate flr cream at base grading into orange towards apex; bracts subtending flrs rose. Stamilate flrs not fragrant (afternoon). Lau, J. 1147 Oahu BISH 1985-06-25
6 Musa ornata Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Plant to ca. 11 ft.; midrib & leaf pink to red beneath; bracts pink; female flr in ca. 4 hands; bracts & male flrs falling after pollen shed; male flrs continue to be produced long after female. Kirchoff, B.K. 91279 Oahu BISH 1991-06-11
7 Musa ornata Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Stem ca. 4' high; infl. erect, bracts ca. 4 x 2, pink, fading to bluish lilac; flr orange; frt green, 1.5 long. Lvs not collected. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1952-03-12
8 Musa ornata Honolulu Airport?. From passenger leaving by plane Preserved_Specimen Bracts rose-pink w/bluish tinge; flr orange; frt unripe; leaf green, sheath or petiole whitish inside & pinkish outside. Woolford, H.A. Oahu BISH 1950-04-27
9 Musa ornata Honolulu Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. Oahu BISH 1955-05-12
10 Musa ornata Waimea Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Pseudostem to approx. 7'; leaf sheath & petiole glaucous w/brown margins; leaf green, main lateral veins somewhat lighter; abaxial midrib pink when leaf newly emerged; bracts pink to light purple, lighter adaxially, becoming white at site of attachment; infl. erect, of approx. 8 hands; perianth yellow below, orange above. Kirchoff, B.K. 87116 Oahu BISH 1988-05-29
11 Musa ornata Waimea Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Pseudostem to approx. 7'; leaf sheath & petiole glaucous w/brown margins; leaf green, main lateral veins somewhat lighter; abaxial midrib pink when leaf newly emerged; bracts pink to light purple, lighter adaxially, becoming white at site of attachment; infl. erect, of approx. 8 hands; perianth yellow below, orange above. Kirchoff, B.K. 87116 Oahu BISH 1988-05-29
12 Musa ornata Honolulu Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. Oahu BISH 1955-05-12
13 Musa ornata Bishop Museum courtyard Full sun. Preserved_Specimen Pseudo-trunk 2 m tall; staminate flr cream at base grading into orange towards apex; bracts subtending flrs rose. Stamilate flrs not fragrant (afternoon). Lau, J. 1147 Oahu BISH 1985-06-25
14 Musa ornata Lyon Arboretum Growing in upper fern valley but volunteering throughout arboretum. Preserved_Specimen Plant to ca. 10 ft.; lvs narrowly oblong; infl. arching (not pendant); bracts pink.ca. 4 hands; bracts & male flrs falling after pollen shed; male flrs continue to be produced long after female. Kirchoff, B.K. 88147 Oahu BISH 1988-05-24
15 Musa ornata Lyon Arboretum Growing in upper fern valley but volunteering throughout arboretum. Preserved_Specimen Plant to ca. 10 ft.; lvs narrowly oblong; infl. arching (not pendant); bracts pink.ca. 4 hands; bracts & male flrs falling after pollen shed; male flrs continue to be produced long after female. Kirchoff, B.K. 88147 Oahu BISH 1988-05-24
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