Originally Posted by bigdog

It is definitely a Musa itinerans variety, but as Gabe said, has not been described yet. It is a huge banana, around 35 feet of pseudostem, close to the size of var. xishuangbannensis, so it isn't very similar to var. guangdongensis. Whatever has been on the market as 'Burmese Blue' in all likelihood is not it.

I spoke with Dr. Hugo Volkaert at Kasetsart U. while in Thailand, and asked him about 'Burmese Blue'. He offered to take me to see plants! Ugh...too bad I couldn't take him up on that, as I was with a UT-sponsored program with not much free time. Anyway, he said that he could show me 20 different varieties of Musa itinerans in Thailand alone. Next time I travel there, I will take him up on that!!