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01-16-2012, 04:42 AM | #1 (permalink) |
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Banana/Musa a bromeliad, right?
I have scoured the net and can't find an answer to this...Musa is technically a bromeliad, isn't it? Could the ones who know elaborate botanically for me, I'd really like to know the scientific explanation if possible. Thanks fellow banana
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01-16-2012, 09:25 AM | #3 (permalink) |
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Re: Banana/Musa a bromeliad, right?
Thanks Tony! The similar reproduction habits must have got me crossed up.
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Re: Banana/Musa a bromeliad, right?
Of course, pineapples are bromeliads!
By the way, your avatar is hilarious
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Re: Banana/Musa a bromeliad, right?
Nope. It is not.
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