Banana ID

Mark Hall · 10-14-2008, 03:16 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, 03:36 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, 03:46 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, 04:29 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 Planted right next door to it is Ornata Lavender ( also in flower). So that could be the X you mentioned.

There is a picture of them in my Gallery.

Mark Hall · 10-05-2010, 07:43 AM

It would seem that the Bristol Botanical gardens have the same looking plants as the oxford one. This mat of Bananas had loads of tiny plants that had germinated underneath them. I managed to borrow a few along with some over ripe seedpods.

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Gabe15 Moderator Gabe15's Photo Gallery Location: Oahu, Hawaii Find me on the map! Zone: 12 Name: Gabe Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,892 BananaBucks : 13,479,850 Feedback: 5 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1 Times Was Thanked 8,245 Times in 2,201 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 8 Times	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. __________________ Growing bananas in Colorado, Washington, Hawaii since 2004. Commercial banana farmer, 200+ varieties.

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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: 616 BananaBucks : 158,239 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 385 Times Was Thanked 282 Times in 123 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 15 Times	Re: Banana ID Gabe, I went back last week.And Planted right next door to it is Ornata Lavender ( also in flower). So that could be the X you mentioned. There is a picture of them in my Gallery. __________________ Time Flies like an Arrow.....Fruit flies like a Banana. Last edited by Mark Hall : 02-03-2009 at 10:21 AM.

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