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12-10-2010, 10:29 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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A Basjoo pilgrimage of sorts
I was in Okinawa, Japan this past week and uploaded a few pics in my gallery, but thought I'd link to one of them here.
I thought of all of you while I was there. I could have used my entire memory card on photos but tried to restrain myself. Most of the plants on the island have VERY tattered leaves from the winds (and I've rarely experienced the heavy rains we had on Monday this week... and I've lived through "super typhoons" before) It's also interesting that though many people have mats of plants on their property or scattered about everywhere, it doesn't seem like they get the love and attention "grooming-wise" that we'd give them here ;-) The number of plants was nowhere near as populous as they were in Funchal, Portugal when I was there earlier this year (where there were fields full of them), but some of them here were a very good size, as you can see here with a bunch planted next to a one story building on the grounds of Shuri Castle. I hope you all enjoy! |
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Re: A Basjoo pilgrimage of sorts
Those actually aren't M. basjoo, they look to be perhaps M. balbisiana is which is the real "Japanese Fiber Banana" (or rather a specific form of it). It also could be some edible type but it is hard to tell because of the small photo and no blooms.
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Re: A Basjoo pilgrimage of sorts
The botanical accepted name is Musa balbisiana var. liukiuensis. It is probably introduced from China in ancient times.
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