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Java16
11-23-2008, 08:41 PM
I recently bought some ensete superbum 'Thailand rock' seeds from the banana-tree company in PA and noticed that they were very small, much smaller that the ensete glaucum. They are about the same size as a regular musa seed, such as M. sikkimensis but shaped like an ensete. Is this normal? I always thought that E. superbum were supposed to be a bigger seeded species.
jason
11-23-2008, 08:56 PM
I recently bought some ensete superbum 'Thailand rock' seeds from the banana-tree company in PA and noticed that they were very small, much smaller that the ensete glaucum. They are about the same size as a regular musa seed, such as M. sikkimensis but shaped like an ensete. Is this normal? I always thought that E. superbum were supposed to be a bigger seeded species.
The Thailand species of superbum are smaller black seeds,,but very hard to germinate I bought 100 seeds out of that 100 2 germinated and that was it ,,so i dont know if they are hard to germinate or just have a short shelf life,,I am thinking it is probably a little of both!!!
Gabe15
11-23-2008, 09:05 PM
M. sikkimensis seeds are rather large for Musa, so if thats what you are comparing them to then they are still large compared to many other Musa. The biggest seeds I have seen were a particular E. ventricosum, but I have also seen smaller ones that are more like other Ensete seeds. See this link for a file with some comparisons. http://www.bananas.org/f16/musaceae-seeds-6397.html
Chironex
11-23-2008, 10:56 PM
Gabe, you are just too fast...I was trying to find the link to your photo.
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