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Originally Posted by chong
I don't know if this is due weather differences, but the photos you posted and the description do not appear to be that of the Philippine Lacatan that I grew up with. There are three varietal sources of Lacatan in the Philippines: Cavite, Davao, and common. I listed that in order of mature p-stem height. Cavite the shortest and the common the tallest. Cavite and Davao fruits are slightly shorter, but their diameters are the same as the common. There are no difference in taste. Once the fruits are cut from the p-stem, there is no way of really telling apart.
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That's interesting. I bought these and wasn't able to see the plant they came from. They were labeled Lakatan, but there were also some blue bananas labeled Cardaba, which of course were Ice Cream. However, I found them consistent with the description in the Kepler & Rust book and on this page-
Tropical Fruit Blog!: Do you know your banana cultivars? . They also call it Berangan. The Lacatan with a "c" is something different and maybe you're referring to that one? Did the one you're referring to have orangish fruit? If not, then it sounds like it's not the same Lakatan.