Ensete gilletii

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Musa gilletii, De Wild. Whole plant 5-8 ft. high, not stoloniferous: lvs. about 5 ft. long: spike short, drooping; fls. 5-6 in a row; free petal 3-toothed, nearly ½ in. long: fr. about 2 in. long; seeds 9 or 10, about 1/3 . long. Congo Free State. — Cult. in Fla. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.