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Old 05-10-2009, 09:58 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Default Re: Musa balbisiana var. liukiuensis

Nice work, Phil! Good reading. Do you think that it's possible that the seeds that you offered a few years ago as Musa formosana could in fact be M. balbisiana var. liukiuensis? I need to bring my two giants home and show you a picture. I can stand them up right next to a M. balbisiana 'Gigantia'. They do resemble M. balbisiana in many ways, but I haven't seen them bloom yet. However, they differ vegetatively in several ways also. I think M. balbisiana is a more diverse species than many of us realize.

Were you able to obtain a copy of Hui Lung's paper? We don't have that publication in the library, and I think it's all in Chinese anyway (except for the abstract). It'd be nice to see some pictures from that article. Maybe Markku has a copy that he could forward to you?

Thanks for your work in this area! Take care,

Frank
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