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*6. M. superba, Roxb. Bot. Mag., t. 3849-50. Whole plant reach- 
ing a height of 10-12 feet. Trunk not stoloniferous, much dilated, 
7-8 feet in circumference at the base, narrowed to 3 feet below the 
leaves. Leaves oblong, narrowed to the base; tree petiole, very short, 
deeply channelled. Spike at first globose, a foot in diameter, finally 
drooping, a third the length of the trunk ; bracts orbicular, dull claret- 
brown, reaching a foot in length and breadth ; flowers in two dense rows 
Bombay Presidency. Native name at Nasik, Chavai. According to 
Dr. Ritchie, this species is stemless on rocks in the Rama Ghauts. 
Fruits are in the Kew Museum from Travancore (1874) and Trivan- 
Musa superba, Roxb, 
(Whole plant greatly reduced.) 
1. Pistillate flower. 2. Staminate flower. 3. Fruit. 4. Cross section of fruit. 
