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''Musa ornata'' (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,〔(Tropilab Inc. ) - ''Musa ornata''〕 and is cultivated for its commercial and ornamental value.〔(Killer Plants ) - Plant of the Week 25 August 2003: ''Musa ornata''.〕 The fruit is attractive but tends to be inedible.〔(Ornamental Bananas ) - Not Edible But Beautiful〕 ==Description== ''M. ornata'' belongs to the ''Musa'' subgenus ''Rhodochlamys''. Rhodochlamys is one of the four sections into which the genus Musa is divided (the others being Australimusa, Callimusa and Eumusa, which is sometimes called Musa). As a member of Rhodochlamys, ''M. ornata'' has a basic chromosome number of 2n = 22 compared with 2n = 20 of the Australimusa and Callimusa. Plants of this section are known for their brightly colored bracts.〔(Diversity in the genus Musa ) - Focus on Rhodochlamys〕 The true ''M. 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.〔(ENCANTO FARMS ) - Ornata〕 Plants grow to a height of . The plants have green foliage with pink tones throughout. The leaves can grow to be long, 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.〔(Rare Seed Source ) - Musa Ornata Dwarf Banana Purple Flower〕 ''Musa ornata'' is a yellow-orange inflorence 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. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Musa ornata」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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