Introduction of the Plant Front Cover:Musella lasiocarpa

摘要

Musella lasiocarpa(Fr.)C.Y.Wu ex H.W.Li,also known as“Thousand Petal Lotus”“Thousand leaf Lotus”,is a large perennial herb of Musaceae.Pseudostem formed by overlapping leaf sheaths in imbricate arrangement is 30-80 cm in height.Leaves are ovoid to oblong,50-110 cm in length and 30-50 cm in width.Rosette inflorescence grows erectly on pseudostem with flowering time from March to October.Bracts are yellow to orange-red,petal-like,layers from bottom to top,30-50 cm in diameter,bracts oval-shaped to oblong,13-20 cm in length,7-13 cm in width.