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bananas101
10-24-2011, 03:22 PM
I purchased a banana this season which I thought was Musa 'Rajapuri'. When I went to plant the banana in the ground I found a tag next to the corm reading Musa 'Topo'. I googled for hours and couldnt find anything but a listing in a species list.

After hours of searching, I thought maybe it was spelled wrong and the tag should have read "Musa 'Tapo'". After searching for hours and not finding any pictures of Musa 'Tapo'. The only clue online was the fact Musa 'Siam Ruby' is a sport of Musa tapo.

Help...

sunfish
10-24-2011, 03:30 PM
http://www.bananas.org/f2/musa-tapo-1138.html?highlight=tapo

sunfish
10-24-2011, 03:33 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=2424&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=2424&si=tapo&what=allfields)

bananas101
10-24-2011, 07:08 PM
@Tony

Is that a picture of Siam Ruby?

sunfish
10-24-2011, 07:35 PM
@Tony

Is that a picture of Siam Ruby?

click on the picture

bananas101
10-24-2011, 07:48 PM
I can rule out that it is Musa 'tapo'. This banana has no red foliage. Any information about Musa 'TOPO'?:goteam:

sunfish
10-24-2011, 08:10 PM
I can rule out that it is Musa 'tapo'. This banana has no red foliage. Any information about Musa 'TOPO'?:goteam:

Post a pic and wait for Gabe:08:

sunfish
10-24-2011, 08:13 PM
There is one listed here

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=musa%20topo&source=web&cd=6&ved=0CD4QFjAF&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bananas.org%2Fmember-mediahound.html&ei=ngymTsCqCYX9iQKg3KCtDQ&usg=AFQjCNG82SYGvpmUIbe29njXuIz7rNGUnA&cad=rja

bananas101
10-24-2011, 08:27 PM
Mediahound's species list is the only information I could find online as well. I sent him a message, but no response yet. Musa 'Topo' must be a rare banana.

sunfish
10-24-2011, 08:51 PM
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=musa%20tapo%20plant&source=web&cd=10&ved=0CHEQFjAJ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fzipcodezoo.com%2FPlants%2FM%2FMusa_acuminata_Ta po_%2F&ei=ZhSmTrCUAaihiQKJr8y4DQ&usg=AFQjCNEJ-Wtx5q9LKGFTIsuCLz1_cSdYHg&cad=rja