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Old 02-20-2007, 10:07 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Default Re: Trying again with Ensete perrieri (from RPS)

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Originally Posted by the flying dutchman View Post
Bigdog, I can not imagine that with so many seeds none would germinate.
What would be so special than about this specie?
Ron,

Here's the picture from rarepalmseeds.com :



Looks very similar to Ensete glaucum in this picture, except for the yellow midribs. Now, look at the picture from The Musaceae website:



That picture is quite unlike Ensete glaucum, IMHO. It looks sort of like an intermediate species between E. glaucum and E. ventricosum. Now compare with Ensete glaucum:



As to what makes it so special, well...nothing really except that nobody has it! That and I am a species collector, and don't have it yet!
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