Yo Frank,
Shouldn't you be half drunk now with Christmas a couple of hours away?
Farang means
Guava in Thai. It's
white inside. Now you know what kinda fruit you are!
Another term here for foreigners is Mat Salleh. Nothing degrading but refers to people who act foreign.
Yeah these two species of
Callimusa are almost the same except for the fruits which Gabe was trying to verify with me on the
M gracilis thread. The way they differ in geography is that
M violascens is found on the
Western side of the peninsular whereas
M gracilis is found on the
Eastern side. These two areas are separated by the Main Range all the way from the top to the south, thus, there is hardly any chance for them to overlap and hybridize.
The West is wetter and protected by the Indonesian main islands whereas the East is exposed to the South China Sea. Their climate is very different and maybe that's why the
M gracilis grow smaller there. The lot I found were at the foothills of the Main range where it is wetter so the plants get big.
I feel there is so much more for me to learn even though there are only 2 species of
Musa and 2 species of
Callimusa here. I am not stopping here but I will get specimens from all the parts of the country. Of course I will try to find the ultimate specimen for each of the species with the nicest flower.
Since 25th Dec is a holiday, I may go hunting again tomorrow down Central south. Will keep you posted.
Happy holidays!
Tog