Tog Tan
02-23-2009, 03:29 PM
A nice close up shot of flower bud and fruits. The bud is an impressive shiny scarlet in color.
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Hiya people, no, I didn't do any leg work this time. I just want to share a couple of nice pix of the Musa beccarii in the wild which my friend documented while in Sabah, East Malaysia. I think most of the species players here are familiar with this Callimusa species and the seeds are often available in the market. In fact, my seeds have just germinated in only 26 days.
In the area where they are found, it can be termed as 'monotonous'. This plant has a p-stem height of approx 6 ft and from a distance, the leaves look narrow plank.
I was told that they were found for miles and miles with only slight interruption. So there goes the fun of seeing any musa species in the wild, rite?:ha::ha::ha:
Finally, there's a local folklore about this species. The Orang Asli believe that animal spirits like to take shelter in the clumps. Thus, they do not want to have anything to do with this plant.
Here is an interesting situation whereby this clump have plants growing in the side of the bush with direct sunlight and there's plenty more plants in the dark behind.
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This species is very adaptable and can be found growing in the open with full sun.
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This is how a typical vigorous clump of a musa species looks like in the wild. Crowded and messy.
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Multiple buds in a clump.
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All pix by my friend Colin Nicholas.
<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=15836><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=15836&size=1 border=0></a>
Hiya people, no, I didn't do any leg work this time. I just want to share a couple of nice pix of the Musa beccarii in the wild which my friend documented while in Sabah, East Malaysia. I think most of the species players here are familiar with this Callimusa species and the seeds are often available in the market. In fact, my seeds have just germinated in only 26 days.
In the area where they are found, it can be termed as 'monotonous'. This plant has a p-stem height of approx 6 ft and from a distance, the leaves look narrow plank.
I was told that they were found for miles and miles with only slight interruption. So there goes the fun of seeing any musa species in the wild, rite?:ha::ha::ha:
Finally, there's a local folklore about this species. The Orang Asli believe that animal spirits like to take shelter in the clumps. Thus, they do not want to have anything to do with this plant.
Here is an interesting situation whereby this clump have plants growing in the side of the bush with direct sunlight and there's plenty more plants in the dark behind.
<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=15650><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=15828 border=0></a>
This species is very adaptable and can be found growing in the open with full sun.
<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=15830><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=15830&size=1 border=0></a>
This is how a typical vigorous clump of a musa species looks like in the wild. Crowded and messy.
<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=15832><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=15832&size=1 border=0></a>
Multiple buds in a clump.
<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=15834><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=15834&size=1 border=0></a>
All pix by my friend Colin Nicholas.