Are All Red Bananas The Same ?
 

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Apparently, the red color is from a genetic mutation dealing with anthocyanins, so in theory you could have lots of different red mutant bananas. If you look through the large banana databases, you will see some red plantains. The reds always seem to have low yields though.

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I used it not as a question but as an intriguing title.

If you or anyone else finds a photo, please toss it in.

If we work together we might make an interesting database for all members.

Thanks Nick

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Flavor wise my Jamaican Reds were basically the same as the reds from the store, just more flavor and fragrance. No acid in either one.

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I think Cassie said it best

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Speaking on the subject of reds, can anyone answer me this? - All reds I've known of are very cold/frost sensitive, and most the same size and shape of banana, however I came across these which look like normal lady finger type bananas, and are said to be ABB (which would make me assume they're pretty tough with cold temps) But. . . They mature a red color. Anyone know anything about this variety?

Klaui Nam Wa Dam

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I've never heard of it, but it sounds and looks like it's a Namwah type, so I'd assume it would be pretty cold hardy.

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I figured, and I'd never heard of it outside this seller either, but, it just strikes my curiosity that it's red. And not a normal red either, but kind of like the Kru who starts green then matures reddish. Another photo outside that page shows light grayish green ones spattered with red like they were rusted.

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Nick - interesting as I have never seen red plantains!!

Keith - you and I probably have the added benefit of climate (when it is not raining like it is now!!).

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What is this ?

banana « ferrebeekeeper

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Wow!!! looks like a red version of 1000 fingers!

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looks like 1000 Fingers. :^)

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Photoshop?

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1000 Fingers has hands and there are no hands on this banana.

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It doesn't look like a banana. Cool looking whatever it is!

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Cactus ?

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Photo: Amorphophallus titanum 1. | Henriette's Herbal Homepage

Photo: Amorphophallus titanum 2. | Henriette's Herbal Homepage

Amorphophallus sp. Blume ex Decne. Araceae: Elephant Yams, บุ� | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

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I wouldn't think its an Amorphophallus, but perhaps some other aroid, or perhaps some bromeliad. However I don't know too much about either of those groups as far as wild species goes, so just speculation on my part.

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That definitely does look like a spadix, maybe Jack-in-the-Pulpit or Arisaema consanguineum

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Back to red bananas, rather than red and blue whatevers...

Here's a cool looking AA variety from Papua New Guinea, Kirkinan:
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one week in Papua New Guinea and Id come back with more plants than I could ever possible be able to deal with. seems like all good tropicals come from Papua New Guinea and some we dont even know about yet

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[quote=venturabananas;210785]Back to red bananas, rather than red and blue whatevers...

Here's a cool looking AA variety from Papua New Guinea, Kirkinan:
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Ever seen Ruhuvia Chichi? Gabe got one during his travels around Micronesia (Solomon Isl?). Cool color, but I have no idea how it tastes.

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I have a plant which I think is similar to 'Ruhuvia Chichi', but I did not bring back any plants from the Solomons. The plant I have is in fact the 'Kirkinan' displayed above which I received from the USDA. They still appear to be very closely related to me, and may prove to be the same, but I don't have a way of telling unless I could get both and grow them out.

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Gabe's photo in Musarama
Ruhuvai Chichi -Male bud

http://www.bananas.org/f2/soloman-is...nas-14129.html

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I saw someone post this photo on Facebook today and did a search of the image. The earliest posting I could find of this photo was in 2010 at Wild banana in Luang Prabang ! - Samakomlao Main which said it was taken in Laos.

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Harvey, wasn't that ruled to not be a banana at all. There is a bit of speculation on it on the previous page of this thread.

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Brady, I read the prior page before posting and nobody seemed to know for sure what it was. I'm just giving an earlier reference to it in case the Laos location might help ID it. Anestor posted it as a banana again on Facebook so I was hoping someone would figure it out.

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Of course u did. I was confused what that post was all about, and it makes more sense now. I too am interested to here what I is, a strange plant indeed.