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Gabe15 · 09-13-2006, 09:04 AM

There are many undescribed varieties of M. balbisiana, so far I believe only 2 are published, but I have seen at least 10 or so and there are many more. It is widespread and varied due in part to its fibre use and also it is used medicinally and cooked with. The ones you buy should all be normal balbisiana, one way to check is that balbisiana has rounded leaf bases where it intersects with the petiole, they usually even curve back upwards towards the leaf blades, acuminata however is either perpendicular or runs parallel with the petiole.

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