Gabe15

I have seen those characteristics on 'Ae Ae' before, especially having one whole side be white. The fact is there are not so many variegated bananas so easily available, and 'Ae Ae' is a very common variegated banana. All evidence ive seen still says 'Ae Ae', even when you look at the name, that name has been used before for Musa 'Ae Ae'. In terms of synomnyms, its the same plant still.

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jeffreyp

After looking at the second picture, it does look like a musa and probably like gabe says it is an aeae. I have seen all white aeae's and all green aeaes as well.

bigdog

Well, I'll admit that I'd never heard of 'Vittata' before now, but at first glance it just didn't look like AeAe.

Doing a Google search, I came across a Japanese page offering 'Vittata'. It describes how it came from Hawaii, and how kings ate it, LOL. Guess it probably is AeAe after all! Gabe's picture looks an awful lot like it also. I suppose the glossy green threw me off, but it was probably grown in optimal conditions (no burn on the white). They probably also either wiped the leaves clean, or even sprayed them with something to make the leaves very attractive and shiny.

papak827

whatever it is, it sure is pretty