Just Back from Costa Rica
 

I have never seen so many Bananas!!!! All types/sizes were growing wild everywhere.

If Delta ever finds my luggage, I will post some pictures.

The most remarkable banana that I saw was on with a solid black psuedostem. It was nearly 20 feet tall. It was a very striking plant and would be a great lanscape specimen. When I talked to the locals, they said it was once used for making fibers/rope, but now that is too labor intensive. The fruit was inedible with many seeds.

Is anyone familair with this type?

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Brunei maybe ?

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It sounds like you had fun, Porkpi. I hope they find your luggage.

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I'll bet it was beautiful there! Someone here is bound to know what that plant is.
I hope you get your luggage back soon!

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The luggage just showed up. Here is the Black Banana!

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Wow... now I like those....

Where did you go in Costa Rica?

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We stayed mostly in Punta Uva, ,

but travelled around a good bit!

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Love the colour on those Musa , be good to know what it is and if we can grow it. You did not get a chance at collecting seeds then ?
Later
Steve

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No seed collecting on this trip. We saw this one too. Very strange.

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Very nice.
I keep talking about taking a trip down there, but have mainly been looking at the Pacific coast. (since that's where the Dendrobates granuliferous are located). I have a few friends that go down there once a year. I will have to ask if they have seen those bananas.

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We saw hundreds of these little guys near the black bananas. D. pumilio, another poison dart frog.

We got a good deal from VRBO.com

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Awesome photos! Love to go down there someday.

Porkpi, sorry I never caught up with you on Edisto! Maybe next year.

:nanadrink:

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The first is likely a Musa textilis variety, there are many different varieties of it (a photo of the fruit bunch would make it easier to say though). The second one is Musa balbisiana.

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WOW!!!
Great pic's.. Sounds like you had a wonderful time.. That Beach pic is post card pretty...LOL Glad you got your luggage and were able to post pic's they are all awsome...
Kylie

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We had agreat time!. Sunny weather(even for the 'green' or rainy season). Certainly much cooler than sub-tropical SC!