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bigdog · 05-11-2009, 10:13 AM

Thanks for the link to the article! That confirms it for me then. One of the reasons that I was hesitant to call my banana Musa balbisiana was that the leaf bases are not auriculate, as is with every other Musa balbisiana I've ever seen. In the pictures in that article, it clearly shows that the leaf bases are not auriculate either! The pseudostem is identical as well, and the petiole angle also. The only thing I don't have is a flower or fruit. I'll try to get some pics of mine when I bring them home from the greenhouse.

No biggie on the seed confusion, Phil. It happens. I'm looking forward to trying the real M. formosana now!! Thanks again,

Frank

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bigdog ******* bigdog's Photo Gallery** Location: Gainesville, FL Find me on the map! Zone: 8b Name: Frank Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,002 BananaBucks : 733,239 Feedback: 7 / 100% Said "Thanks" 212 Times Was Thanked 1,787 Times in 502 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 131 Times	Re: Musa balbisiana var. liukiuensis Thanks for the link to the article! That confirms it for me then. One of the reasons that I was hesitant to call my banana Musa balbisiana was that the leaf bases are not auriculate, as is with every other Musa balbisiana I've ever seen. In the pictures in that article, it clearly shows that the leaf bases are not auriculate either! The pseudostem is identical as well, and the petiole angle also. The only thing I don't have is a flower or fruit. I'll try to get some pics of mine when I bring them home from the greenhouse. No biggie on the seed confusion, Phil. It happens. I'm looking forward to trying the real M. formosana now!! Thanks again, Frank