Kingdom | : | Plantae |
Sub-kingdom | : | Viridaeplantae |
Infra-kingdom | : | Streptophyta |
Division | : | Tracheophyta |
Sub-division | : | Spermatophyta |
Infra-division | : | Angiospermae |
Class | : | Magnoliopsida |
Sub-order | : | Lilianae |
Order | : | Zingiberales |
Family | : | Musaceae |
Section | : | Eumusa |
Genus | : | Musa |
Species | : | balbisiana |
Author | : | Colla. |
Common Name | : | NA |
Local Name | : | Changbi leikhai |
Habit
Leaf habit | : | erect |
Dwarfism | : | normal |
Pseudostem height | : | >= 3 m |
Pseudostem aspect | : | robust |
Pseudostem colour | : | dark green |
Pseudostem appearance | : | shiny |
Predominant underlying colour of the pseudostem | : | watery green |
Sap colour | : | watery |
Wax on leaf sheaths | : | very waxy |
Position of suckers | : | close to parent (growing at an angle) |
Petiole base
Pseudostem
Blotches at the petiole base | : | large blotches |
Blotches colour | : | dark brown |
Petiole canal leaf ІІІ | : | margins curved inward |
Petilole margins | : | winged and clasping the pseudostem |
Wing type | : | not dry |
Petiole margins colour | : | purple to blue |
Edge of petiole margin | : | with a colour line along |
Petiole margin width | : | > 1 cm |
Leaf blade length | : | 221 to 260 cm |
Leaf blade width | : | >= 91 cm |
Petiole length | : | >= 71 cm |
Colour of leaf upper surface | : | dark green |
Appearance of leaf upper surface | : | shiny |
Colour of leaf lower surface | : | dark green |
Appearance of leaf lower surface | : | dull |
Wax on leaves | : | very waxy |
Insertion point of leaf blades on petiole | : | asymmetric |
Shape of leaf blade base | : | both sides rounded |
Leaf corrugation | : | very corrugated |
Colour of midrib dorsal surface | : | light green |
Colour of midrib ventral surface | : | green |
Colour of cigar leaf dorsal surface | : | green |
Blotches of leaves of water suckers | : | little or narrow blotches |
Leaf base shape
Petiole canal shape
Peduncle length | : | >= 61 cm |
Number of empty nodes on peduncle | : | 3 |
Peduncle width | : | 7-12 cm |
Peduncle colour | : | dark green |
Peduncle hairiness | : | hairless |
Bunch position | : | hanging vertically |
Bunch shape | : | cylindrical |
Bunch appearance | : | lax |
Flowers that form the fruits | : | female |
Fruit positioning | : | biseriate |
Rachis type | : | present and male bud may be degenerated or persistent |
Rachis position | : | falling vertically |
Rachis appearance | : | male flowers/bracts above the male bud (but the stalk is bare above the flowers/ bracts |
Male bud type | : | normal |
Male bud shape | : | ovoid |
Male bud size | : | >= 31 cm |
Male bud
Bract base shape | : | large shoulder |
Bract apex shape | : | intermediate |
Bract imbrications | : | young bracts greatly overlap |
Colour of bract external face | : | purple-brown |
Colour of bract internal face | : | red |
Colour of bract apex | : | tinted with yellow |
Colour stripes on the bract | : | with discoloured lines or stripes on the external face |
Bract scars on rachis | : | not prominent |
Fading of colour on bract base observed | : | colour discontinuing towards base |
Bract base shape (ratio) | : | 0.28 |
Male bract lifting | : | lifting two or more at a time |
Bract behavour before falling | : | not revolute |
Wax on the bract | : | very waxy |
Presence of grooves on the bract | : | strongly grooved |
Male flower behavour | : | falling before the bract |
Compound tepal basic colour | : | pink-purple |
Compound tepal pigmentation | : | presence of pink |
Lobe colour of compound tepal | : | yellow |
Lobe development of compound tepal | : | developed |
Free tepal colour | : | translucent white |
Free tepal shape | : | rectangular |
Free tepal appearance | : | simple folding under apex |
Free tepal apex development | : | very developed |
Free tepal apex shape | : | triangular |
Anther exsertion | : | exserted |
Filament colour | : | white |
Anther colour (dorsal surface) | : | cream |
Pollen sac colour | : | pink-purple |
Pollen viability | : | presence of functional pollen grains |
Style basic colour | : | white |
Pigmentation on style | : | without pigmentation |
Style exsertion | : | exserted |
Style shape | : | straight |
Stigma colour | : | cream |
Ovary shape | : | straight |
Ovary basic colour | : | cream |
Ovary pigmentation | : | no visible of pigmentation |
Dominant colour of male flower | : | pink-purple |
Irregular flowers | : | nil |
Arrangment of ovules | : | four- rowed |
Male flower display
Arrangement of ovules
Fruit position | : | curved towards the stalk |
Number of fruits | : | 13-16 |
Fruit length | : | <= 15 cm |
Fruit shape (longitudinal curvature | : | curved |
Transverse section of fruit | : | pronounced ridges |
Fruit apex | : | bottled-necked |
Remains of flower relicts at fruit apex | : | without any floral relicts |
Fruit pedecel length | : | >= 21 mm |
Fruit pedicel width | : | >10 mm |
Pedicel surface | : | hairless |
Fusion of pedicel | : | partially fused |
Immature fruit peel colour | : | silvery |
Mature fruit peel colour | : | orange |
Fruit peel thickness | : | 3 or more mm |
Adherence of the fruit peel | : | fruit peels easily |
Cracks in fruit peel | : | without cracks |
Pulp in fruit | : | without pulp |
Pulp colour before maturity | : | white |
Pulp colour at maturity | : | ivory |
Fruit fall from hands | : | persistent |
Flesh texture | : | firm |
Predominat taste | : | sugary |
T.S. Fruit
Fruit bunch
Fruit hand
Presence of seed | : | seeded |
Number of seed | : | 50-60 |
Seed surface | : | wrinkled |
Seed shape | : | globular |
Seed colour | : | reddish brown |
L.S. Fruit