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Old 08-25-2012, 08:30 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
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What is the botanical name for monkey finger bananas and how big are they?
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Old 08-25-2012, 08:45 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Musa acuminata ssp 'microcarpa'
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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.
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I hear that they're not very good eating bananas.
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"Quite unique, but fruit is not very tasty."

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I heard the fruit look like monkey fingers
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