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Musa laterita is an Asian tropical ornamental species of plant in the banana family native to the Indian subcontinent. A pretty, small ornamental banana native to northeastern India that is quick to grow and freely clustering. It reaches 1 m tall, the inflorescence is upright and has bright brick red bracts. Great in pots where it will flower with ease, or outside in the subtropical or tropical garden
Musa laterita has green, slender pseudo-stems that grow up to 2 m in height that do not have any wax bloom on them. Leaves are medium dark green in colour with reddish midribs. Size of leaf can be up to 1.5 m long and 0.4 m wide and joined to petioles that can be as long as 0.5 m. Leaf shape is obovate with a truncated apex.Produces an erect inflorescence with brick-red bracts. Fruits are borne on a very compact bunch and pressed parallel to the rachis. Individual fruits can reach 10 cm long, which turn yellow when ripe. Seeds are black, round and flattened on one side.Plant produces suckers freely that emerge far from the mother plant when grown in the ground. Adopts a rather open habit and can become an unruly plant that soon “travels” from its initial planted location. Long rhizomes will not be apparent if plant is grown in a container.Specific name “laterita” refers to the brick-red colour which is similar to that of laterite, a type of tropical soil.Plants are best grown under semi-shaded conditions, although they can be adapted to grow under direct sunshine. Brighter light conditions will lead to shorter plants. Grow best if planted in fertile, well draining soil that is enriched with organic matter. Keep the roots moist at all times. Propagated by seeds, suckers or division
موز کوتوله قرمز گونه ای از موزها است. این گیاه حداکثر تا یک متر یا کمتر رشد میکند و مکانی سایه دار را می پسندد
این خصوصیات این گونه موز باعث میشود این گیاه مناسب کاشت گلدانی آپارتمانی باشد
گلهای این موز رو به بالا به رنگ قرمز است نام علمی لاتریتا laterita به خاطر رنگ قرمز گلها است
میوه ها کوچک و حداکثر اندازه یک انگشت میشوند خوراکی و شیرین هستند و البته هسته دار
کاشت از بذر راحت است و یک یا دو ماهه بذرها در خاک مرطوب جوانه میزنند
