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griphuz · 10-04-2010, 05:46 PM

I don't think I've ever seen a real itinerans jet (every one of them turns out to be yunnanensis) except for itinerans 'Indian Form' (really long rhizome!!). But from what I've seen of yunnanensis that it is a slender species so to speak, and not really wind-resistant. My Musa sp 'Tibet' is far from that, it's quite robust and has quite hard leaves, more wind resistant than e.g. basjoo.
Very distinguishable are the red/purple colourations of parts of the petiole, especially on suckers. I'll get some pictures on the net soon to clarify.
Could yunnanensis be that variable?
Kind regards,
Remko.

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griphuz Cold-tolerant collector griphuz's Photo Gallery Location: Netherlands Find me on the map! Zone: 7 - 8a Name: Remko Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 295 BananaBucks : 87,707 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 317 Times Was Thanked 290 Times in 114 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 827 Times	Re: Musa sp. yangtse ........ which variety is this? I don't think I've ever seen a real itinerans jet (every one of them turns out to be yunnanensis) except for itinerans 'Indian Form' (really long rhizome!!). But from what I've seen of yunnanensis that it is a slender species so to speak, and not really wind-resistant. My Musa sp 'Tibet' is far from that, it's quite robust and has quite hard leaves, more wind resistant than e.g. basjoo. Very distinguishable are the red/purple colourations of parts of the petiole, especially on suckers. I'll get some pictures on the net soon to clarify. Could yunnanensis be that variable? Kind regards, Remko.