US Plant Patent PP15255

Little Prince

Musa plant named ‘Little Prince’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired September 23, 2023. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

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The record

Patent number: PP15255
Filed: September 23, 2003
Granted: October 19, 2004
Expires: September 23, 2023
Inventor: SALTER RANDOLPH

Abstract

A new cultivar of Musa named 'Little Prince' that is characterized by a very dwarf, compact habit, thick trunk, low light level tolerance and thicker, darker green leaves. In combination these traits set 'Little Prince' apart from all other existing varieties of Musa known to the inventor.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

I claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of Musa plant named ‘Little Prince’ as described and illustrated.

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