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psa
05-21-2016, 12:41 AM
While investigating possible choking on an E. ventricosum 'Maurelii' I discovered odd forking in the midrib of various leaves. This is one of a large number that I propagated from a large corm last fall, so I'm really hoping that the issue doesn't extend to the other (right now much smaller) siblings.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=59779&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=59779&ppuser=4866)http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=59777&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=59777&ppuser=4866)http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=59778&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=59778&ppuser=4866)

bananaT
05-21-2016, 08:17 PM
That's cool!
Why would you want it to stop.

sputinc7
05-21-2016, 08:29 PM
Fukushima finally made it to Washington, I guess... :D

Mark Dragt
05-21-2016, 09:50 PM
Thanks for sharing those pictures! Really cool! Is the forking only happening on one plant, or multiple? If multiple, I want one. This might a good plant to propagate later on to see if it happens again. Keep the pictures coming.
:woohoonaner:

barbc
05-21-2016, 10:19 PM
We don't need Fukushima here. We have Hanford.:ha::ha:

I agree... possibly a cool mutation. You might be able to sell them!

psa
05-22-2016, 12:00 AM
More likely just a confused growth point coming out of the undifferentiated callus I produced it from. The leaves have difficulty exiting the pseudostem, so I'm not sure if it's really a viable form for maturing plants. I'll have to let the other plants grow a bit to make sure they're typical, but I'll let you guys know if I find more of these.

Alastria
05-22-2016, 01:13 AM
I'm curious to know how it does and if you find more like this, too.