Banana ID

Mark Hall · 10-14-2008, 04:16 AM

I visited the Oxford Botanical gardens last week and they had a small mat of bananas labeled as Textilis.

Now the pictures I have seen of Textilis didn't look anything like the plants they have.

I have loaded 3 pictures into my gallery for you to see.

The psuedo stem was around 6 ft tall and a nice burgundy colour.

There is also a picture of the flower.

Many thanks

Gabe15 · 10-14-2008, 04:36 AM

Looks like a Musa mannii hybrid with another Rhodochlamys something like M. ornata perhaps (with exactly what, who knows, but its definitely not the pure species). Interesting, but not M. textilis.

Gabe15 · 10-14-2008, 04:46 AM

This is the only true M. textilis I have seen in person, everything else labled as M. textilis I have seen is usually a type of M. balbisiana. There are however many different types of M. textilis, it is a very variable species due to wide cultivation for fiber, so some of the types will look different from each other, but they still are all rather similar.

PS- please pardon the turned photos, but it seems the built in photo rotator is malfunctioning so it will have to do for now.

Mark Hall · 10-14-2008, 05:29 AM

Thanks Gabe. I did think it looked a bit like my Mannii minus the little ruffles on the petioles.

It was a lot taller than mine too!! All the mannii I have seen are around 5ft tall and that with the leaves too.

I am still going to see if they will sell me a plant

Mark Hall · 12-01-2008, 04:32 AM

Gabe, I went back last week and borrowed a fruit from the plant. It was only small but had plenty of seed( poss 30). Planted right next door to it is Ornata Lavender ( also in flower). So that could be the X you mentioned.

Will the seeds germinate as Pure Mannii?

There is a picture of them in my Gallery. They are a nice sized seed with A white bump on the eye part.

10-14-2008, 04:16 AM	#1 (permalink)
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10-14-2008, 04:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
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10-14-2008, 04:46 AM	#3 (permalink)
Gabe15 MC Banana Commander Gabe15's Photo Gallery Location: Honolulu, HI Find me on the map! Zone: 11 Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,546 BananaBucks : 17,378 Feedback: 5 / 100% Thanks: 1 Thanked 795 Times in 332 Posts Welcomes: 1	Re: Banana ID This is the only true M. textilis I have seen in person, everything else labled as M. textilis I have seen is usually a type of M. balbisiana. There are however many different types of M. textilis, it is a very variable species due to wide cultivation for fiber, so some of the types will look different from each other, but they still are all rather similar. PS- please pardon the turned photos, but it seems the built in photo rotator is malfunctioning so it will have to do for now. __________________ The only hemp Im growing is Manila.

10-14-2008, 05:29 AM	#4 (permalink)
Mark Hall Mark Mark Hall's Photo Gallery Location: Windsor u.k. Find me on the map! Name: Mark Hall Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 443 BananaBucks : 5,101 Feedback: 1 / 100% Thanks: 92 Thanked 62 Times in 38 Posts Welcomes: 2	Re: Banana ID Thanks Gabe. I did think it looked a bit like my Mannii minus the little ruffles on the petioles. It was a lot taller than mine too!! All the mannii I have seen are around 5ft tall and that with the leaves too. I am still going to see if they will sell me a plant __________________ Time Flies like an Arrow.....Fruit flies like a Banana.

12-01-2008, 04:32 AM	#5 (permalink)
Mark Hall Mark Mark Hall's Photo Gallery Location: Windsor u.k. Find me on the map! Name: Mark Hall Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 443 BananaBucks : 5,101 Feedback: 1 / 100% Thanks: 92 Thanked 62 Times in 38 Posts Welcomes: 2	Re: Banana ID Gabe, I went back last week and borrowed a fruit from the plant. It was only small but had plenty of seed( poss 30). Planted right next door to it is Ornata Lavender ( also in flower). So that could be the X you mentioned. Will the seeds germinate as Pure Mannii? There is a picture of them in my Gallery. They are a nice sized seed with A white bump on the eye part. __________________ Time Flies like an Arrow.....Fruit flies like a Banana.

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