bigdog

I still wonder about the true identity of that second banana you posted, Eric. To me, it looks just like the Musa yunnanensis on the NP site. Another thing that bothers me even more than that is exactly what you mentioned: It stays in a very tight clump, and doesn't send any long rhizomes out! How can it possibly be Musa itinerans if it isn't itinerant? The leaf bases are very similar though. Another thing is that, according to the description of Musa itinerans, there is no wax on the petioles or pseudostem, yet that one has plenty of wax on the pseudostem and petioles, especially at a young age. Your thoughts?

This is supposed to be cleared up in an upcoming paper in Novon early next year I think.