Musa coccinea Andrews
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Filed As
Musaceae
Musa coccinea Andrews -
Collector(s)
A. D. E. Elmer 9836, Apr 1908
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Location
Philippines. Negros Oriental. Dumaguete (Cuernos Mts.), Province of Negros Oriental, Island of Negros.
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Description
"Santa Clara" , inflorescence terminal, strict, obovoid in outline, at least 1 foot long, 6 inches across near the top, upon a round 1 inch thick peduncle about 1/2 foot in length; lower bracts bright scarlet red, frequently foliaceous tipped, all strongly involute, the truncate apex yellow but turning greenish with age; receptacle yellowish; buds and young bracts quite rigid; flowers 1 in each bract, odorless, nearly 2 inches long; the lower perianth bract orange red or yellow, strongly enclosing the other floral parts, margin above the middle green; lower bract or perianth segment, also involute, of the same color but with hyaline margins throughout; stamens 5, yellowish, the linear anthers, deeper yellow, the filaments flattened; slender style similarly colored; the 3 clavate stigmas aglutinosed by a very sticky substance, darker brown or yellow, than the style; cream colored pollen numerous, mealy; young fruits triangular, 2 to 3 inches long, pale reddish.
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Specimen Notes
[Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2024.]
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 04354839
Occurrence ID: c2cbf856-757d-42f4-8def-59663596574a
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Zingiberales
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Family
Musaceae
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All Determinations
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Region
Asia
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Country
Philippines
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State/Province
Negros Oriental
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Locality
Dumaguete (Cuernos Mts.), Province of Negros Oriental, Island of Negros.
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Location Notes
[Pacifica]
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Distribution
9656« Musa coccinea. «Santa Clara'1, inflorescence terminal, strict, obovoid in outline, at least 1 foot long, 6 inches across-«ear the top, upon a round 1 inch thick peduncle about11/2 foot in length; lever bracts bright scarlet red, frequently foliaceous tipped, all strongly involute* the truncate apex yellow but turning greenish with age; receptacle yellowish; buds and young bracts quits rigid; flowers 1 in eish bract, odorless, nearly 2 inches long; the lower perianth bract orange red or yellow, stifslsglir enclosing th# other floral parts, margin above the middle green; lower bract m or perianth segment, also iaveluts,* of the same color but with hyaline margins throughout* stamens 5, yellowish, the linear anthers, deeper yellow, the fiXaient* flattened; slender style similarly $ ©lor edi t3« 3 oi»f^e stigmas aglutinosed by a very s tic Icy substance| darker brownlor yellow, than the style; cream color «d pallen numerous; iJBettly; young fruits triangular, 2 to 3 inches long, pals reddish; Dumaguete, April, 1908, ELMER’S FIELD NOTES NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN flM^ PHILIPPINE ISLANDS PLANTS ^^ ^ DISTRIBUTED BY A. D. E. ELMER DUMAGUETE (CUERNOS MTS.), PROVINCE OF NEGROS ORIENTAL ISLAND OF NEGROS, JUNE, 1908 04354839
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Musa coccinea Andrews