Re: Musaceae taxonomy
Thinking about this subject more, wouldn't it be useful to add a photographic taxonomic key in Wiki? We should assemble photos of banana leaves - good clear images of the whole leaf, close-up views of the leaf base, petiole and p. stem, along with developing and mature fruit. This would assist all members in identifying their bananas.
I will volunteer to assemble the pics, so send them to me or attach them to this thread. Once we get it together, I will send it to Jarred to post in the Wiki.
Be sure that what you submit is labeled correctly. I would like to categorize them with a sort feature to ease the identification process. I welcome any input in this regard. i.e. Leaf-bases, lobed or attached, etc.....midrib color....
By using these sorting features, it should greatly reduce the time spent looking for your banana and identifying it.
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