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BANANAS
OF YUNNAN and the HIMALAYA
Musaceae
a collection of rare and interesting species
from Asia's forests
China, Indonesia, Myanmar (Burma), Philippines, Vietnam, and India
introducing our own varieties:
Musa rubinea var. "orange"
Musa rubinea var. "vino-tinto"
Musa x assamicawild species:
Ensete glaucum elephant
banana
Musa basjoo snow banana
Musa coccinea red torch banana
Musa xishuangbannaensis, the tallest of all
bananas (newly described)
Musa ornata ornate banana
Musa sikkimensis the most cold tolerant species of the Himalayas
Musa splendida giant red banana
Musa yunnanensis, a new species
Musa rubinea Yunnan dwarf banana, another new
species
Musa sp.nov., the latest discovery with the
largest flower
Musa sp., not yet identified species from limestone
area
Musella lasiocarpa GOLDEN LOTUS Banana: the most
outstanding of all bananas and a sacred species of Buddhism
Yunnan
Jungle Banana
(Musa itinerans)
Wild Forest Banana
This is the tallest yet most elegant of the rare banana species of Yunnan.
It grows inside tropical mountain forests in the shade of trees and
direct sunlight damages its dark green foliage. The trunks seem powdered
white while the whole plant gives a dark purple impression. The Yunnan
banana can reach 12 meters if planted under the shade of trees and fertilized
well.
This is one of the hardiest species for cold winters and even the leafs
can tolerate frost. The seeds are mature in summer and are distributed
by birds, bats, and even elephants. It is reported that the elephants
of Xishuangbanna's nature reserves like to eat this banana species and
this way are contributing to its distribution.
Yunnan banana needs
shade to grow well. The picture shows a plant in its natural shaded
environment with a flower developing in April during start of the rainy
season. Probably the hardiest of all our Musa banana species.
Seeds are available
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Your
ecologically friendly banana production:
proudly traceable!
Imagine, the traceability of your supply chain leads your
customers to the tropical jungles of the Mekong river and to the Himalayan
mountains where Tibet meets Yunnan. Immerged in diverse culture and rich
biodiversity, your customers can visit the places and people where your
organic products start from pristine soils, clean air, and where they
support the livelihood of local ethnic communities.
Would this add to the sustainability and credibility of your company?
Would your trademark benefit from international
research publications lauding your company's involvement in saving the
rain forest?
If you are in the food, cosmetics, flower, herbal, and medical business,
certifying your products as contributing to rain forest and biodiversity
protection will be an advantage with a competitive edge.
The TianZi Biodiversity Centre is working with German Universities to
design land use systems, which are bound to change paradigms: we promote
rare agro-biodiversity species, manage complexity, and find alternatives
to destructive forms of mono culture.
If all this is in line with your company's business concept - please contact
us.
The TianZi Team.
see
our whole sale offer for mature plants of Musella lasiocarpa:
the Golden Lotus Banana:
now in Europe and USA:
Flowering
plants of
Golden Lotus
A
new horticultural product now available wholesale in Europe and the US:
FLOWERING
GOLDEN LOTUS BANANAs
Contact our partners for direct delivery of flowering Golden Lotus to
your home in:
EUROPE
from
TropicalPlants.de
Hagenbach (Karlsruhe)
Germany
USA
from
Worldwide
Orchids
P.O.Box
2188, Apopka, FL 32704
Tel: (407) 884-8600
UK,
England
from
Worldwide Exotics
Pondwood Farm, White Waltham, Berkshire, SL6 3SS
United Kingdom
Tel: 01189345299
Our
section of Musaceae is scientifically edited by:
Markku Hakkinen
Please write to him at markku.hakkinen@kymp.net
for scientific questions.
We are grateful for his friendly help and his description of the new banana
species.
grow
your plans and plants with us:
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