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venturabananas · 10-07-2011, 11:16 PM

I don't speak Samoan (Somoa is where Misi Luki comes from), but I have seen three very different varieties listed as being called Misi Luki in Samoa (in a publication by Jeff Daniels): a Mysore cultivar, a Pome cultivar, and Yangambi KM5. My guess is that "Misi Luki" is used in Samoa much the same way that "Ladyfinger" is used in the US, which is to say, very broadly and without referring to any specific cultivar. So I think the claim that the "real" Misi Luki is a Mysore is not actually true -- Misi Luki in Samoa could be one of several cultivars.

I like "Misi Awak" for the "Misi Luki" that is sold in the US, though "Misi Namwah" ain't bad.

10-07-2011, 11:16 PM	#82 (permalink)
venturabananas venturabananas's Photo Gallery Location: Ventura, CA Find me on the map! Zone: 10 Name: Mark Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 2,845 BananaBucks : 238,867 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 1,752 Times Was Thanked 3,968 Times in 1,713 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 39 Times	Re: Misi Luki I don't speak Samoan (Somoa is where Misi Luki comes from), but I have seen three very different varieties listed as being called Misi Luki in Samoa (in a publication by Jeff Daniels): a Mysore cultivar, a Pome cultivar, and Yangambi KM5. My guess is that "Misi Luki" is used in Samoa much the same way that "Ladyfinger" is used in the US, which is to say, very broadly and without referring to any specific cultivar. So I think the claim that the "real" Misi Luki is a Mysore is not actually true -- Misi Luki in Samoa could be one of several cultivars. I like "Misi Awak" for the "Misi Luki" that is sold in the US, though "Misi Namwah" ain't bad. __________________ Last edited by venturabananas : 10-07-2011 at 11:27 PM.