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Markku Hakkinen · 10-27-2010, 06:27 AM

Hi Tony,
I have based on my recent studies in China basically to M.basjoo. There are several varieties of it starting from Sichuan's high mountains to the east along Yangzhe river valley.
The M.basjoo variant which was introduced to Japan from China some 900 years ago is a smaller variety which can be seen very often in western countries.
What is coming to yellow bract banana in the picture it is from Hunan Province and is closer to M.itinerans than M.basjoo. I know it from personal communication with Dr. Margraf who passed away a year ago.
There is no M.basjoos in southern China. I know it from my experience after for extensive field studies to China.
What is coming my work with M.basjoo it has not published yet.
There was at Kew ouside of temperature house two M.basjoos which survived from extra cold winter in UK by loosing only their leaves. They were producing new leaves in last May.
Markku.

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Markku Hakkinen Markku Hakkinen's Photo Gallery Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 219 BananaBucks : 51,461 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 49 Times Was Thanked 564 Times in 137 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 2 Times	Re: Musa basjoo var.? Hi Tony, I have based on my recent studies in China basically to M.basjoo. There are several varieties of it starting from Sichuan's high mountains to the east along Yangzhe river valley. The M.basjoo variant which was introduced to Japan from China some 900 years ago is a smaller variety which can be seen very often in western countries. What is coming to yellow bract banana in the picture it is from Hunan Province and is closer to M.itinerans than M.basjoo. I know it from personal communication with Dr. Margraf who passed away a year ago. There is no M.basjoos in southern China. I know it from my experience after for extensive field studies to China. What is coming my work with M.basjoo it has not published yet. There was at Kew ouside of temperature house two M.basjoos which survived from extra cold winter in UK by loosing only their leaves. They were producing new leaves in last May. Markku.