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Default Some questions: Psuedostem, Meristem, where?

I guess I am a little confused, I am under the impression that the place to take tissue for TC is the pseudostem, or down where the stem meets the corm, correct?

but what is this meristem I am also hearing about?

can someone explain to me or show me a diagram of a banana plant these places:
Pseudostem
meristem
corm(bulbous base of plant?)

I'm getting ready to harvest some pups and wanted to make sure I am going to be using the right areas but have gotten a little confused.

Is the meristem down towards the bottom of the plant where the stem and leaves actually start? or is it at the top?

and the speudostem is what?

I guess you can plant a corm and it will produce pups, but you can't TC just the corm because it won't produce because there is no pseudostem/meristem?

thanks for the help.
Larry
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