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Old 10-04-2010, 08:23 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Default Re: Musa Itinerans?

Hi,
It is very easy to identify M.yunnanensis and M.itinerans from each others.
M.yunnanensis has:
-Waxy petiole bases, hermaphroditic basal flowers, ovules in two rows per locule.
M.itinerans has:
-No waxy petiole bases, female basal flowers, ovules in four rows per locule.
Ovules could be easily seen when one is cutting young undeveloped fruit.
The seeds are very similar in both species.
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