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JoeReal · 05-16-2007, 02:42 AM

Well, if it is different in some recognizable way and reproducible through its pups with consistency, then definitely it is different. If from pup to pup, the variations averaged out or not consistent, then it is the same banana.

You might be amazed at how these things are debated to their death. Many citrus cultivars are also like that, only if those observed differences are consistently reproducible from the parent to new clonal plants, then you can declare it is a new variety. That's how cultivars came to be.

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JoeReal Senior Member JoeReal's Photo Gallery Location: Davis, California USDA zone 9 Find me on the map! Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,034 BananaBucks : 408,034 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 108 Times Was Thanked 474 Times in 228 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 16 Times	Re: Musa 'Florida variegate' or just an AeAe Well, if it is different in some recognizable way and reproducible through its pups with consistency, then definitely it is different. If from pup to pup, the variations averaged out or not consistent, then it is the same banana. You might be amazed at how these things are debated to their death. Many citrus cultivars are also like that, only if those observed differences are consistently reproducible from the parent to new clonal plants, then you can declare it is a new variety. That's how cultivars came to be.