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Old 08-02-2011, 09:35 PM   #37 (permalink)
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Default Re: Soloman Islands bananas

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Originally Posted by Gabe15 View Post
'Chuchu chichi', a Maoli/Popo'ulu subgroup member, closely related to the well known 'Hua Moa', which gets quite tall and normally has reddish-orange fruits. This particular bunch was covered in vines and thus hidden from the sun which seems to have left it with only hints of orange on the skin. "Chuchu" is the basic name for these types of banana on Guadalcanal island (where photo was taken), and "chichi" means red.
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