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Old 05-06-2007, 09:15 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Default Re: Musa ingens????

Yes that looks to be Ensete glaucum.

On Musa boman and M. ingens. M. boman is similar in that it is very large (to 30-35ft) , however this species differs in chromosome count so is not a member of the Ingentimusa. I had seeds of an unknown very large wild Musa from PNG which has potential to be M. boman, but I do not know what it is, currently I have one small plant from those seeds. M. ingens is a very impractical species for many growers, you need a higher altitude to grow it because it will not tolerate nights as warm as days, the nights need to be cool like in the highlands. I am not sure on the culture requirements of M. boman, but it is not really available anywhere. I requested some M. boman from the ITC genebank but it was not FAO designated so they could not send it, but maybe in the future they will be able to.

I have heard a story about 30m M. ingens, I cannot verify this but I am waiting to see if I can get pictures from the man who found them.
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