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brod	08-25-2012 08:30 PM

Monkey fingers

What is the botanical name for monkey finger bananas and how big are they?
Is it in the Wiki?

sunfish

08-25-2012 08:45 PM

Re: Monkey fingers

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Originally Posted by brod (Post 203379)

What is the botanical name for monkey finger bananas and how big are they?
Is it in the Wiki?

Yes it is'

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Dalmatiansoap

08-26-2012 02:56 AM

Re: Monkey fingers

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Originally Posted by brod (Post 203379)

What is the botanical name for monkey finger bananas

Musa acuminata ssp 'microcarpa'

venturabananas

08-26-2012 10:03 AM

Re: Monkey fingers

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Originally Posted by brod (Post 203379)

What is the botanical name for monkey finger bananas and how big are they?

I think the most accepted way of naming it (by banana scientists) would be:
Musa acuminata ssp. microcarpa (AA) "Pisang Jari Buaya"

It is normally a fairly tall plant with 10-14' of p-stem, though I've seen photos of shorter ones.

caliboy1994

08-26-2012 04:34 PM

Re: Monkey fingers

I hear that they're not very good eating bananas.

sunfish

08-26-2012 04:37 PM

Re: Monkey fingers

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Originally Posted by caliboy1994 (Post 203428)

I hear that they're not very good eating bananas.

From whom ?

caliboy1994

08-26-2012 05:02 PM

Re: Monkey fingers

"Quite unique, but fruit is not very tasty."

ENCANTO FARMS

sunfish

08-26-2012 05:23 PM

Re: Monkey fingers

I heard the fruit look like monkey fingers

shilisha

08-27-2012 03:07 AM

Re: Monkey fingers

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Originally Posted by caliboy1994 (Post 203431)

"Quite unique, but fruit is not very tasty."

ENCANTO FARMS

I have the same idea.

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