ID my plantain

mayiyo · 09-28-2008, 06:14 PM

I put 5 photos under the name of unkown plantain. It's call "platano blanco" (white plantain) here in Puerto Rico, but I want to know it's real name.

Chironex · 09-28-2008, 06:31 PM

Call it Carlos!
Seriously though, I really have no idea what it is.

Gabe15 · 09-28-2008, 06:48 PM

The thing about banana cultivar names is that there is no "official" name for any of them, they go by whatever they are called in a specific region, if people call it 'Platano Blanco' there, then that is as precise a name as any, though there may be synonyms for the same variety in other regions. I can tell you though that the plant you have is a type of French Plantain, which is a group of plantains, it does not mean the name is "French Plantain", just that it belongs to that group.

09-28-2008, 06:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
mayiyo mayiyo's Photo Gallery Find me on the map! Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 6 BananaBucks : 321 Feedback: 0 / 0% Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Welcomes: 0	ID my plantain I put 5 photos under the name of unkown plantain. It's call "platano blanco" (white plantain) here in Puerto Rico, but I want to know it's real name.

09-28-2008, 06:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
Chironex Dayyyyyyyy-O Chironex's Photo Gallery Location: Las Vegas, NV Find me on the map! Zone: 9 Name: Scot Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,228 BananaBucks : 598 Feedback: 5 / 100% Thanks: 1,915 Thanked 323 Times in 226 Posts Welcomes: 252	Re: ID my plantain Call it Carlos! Seriously though, I really have no idea what it is. __________________ Scot "Grow 'em if ya got 'em!"

09-28-2008, 06:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
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