Musa Monkey Fingers
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==Cultivar Name== | ==Cultivar Name== | ||
- | Musa 'monkey fingers' | + | Musa acuminata ssp 'microcarpa' |
===Synonyms=== | ===Synonyms=== | ||
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+ | Monkey fingers | ||
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+ | Pisang Jari Buaya | ||
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+ | Pisang Gigi Buaya | ||
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+ | Crocadiles Teeth | ||
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+ | Crocadile Fingers | ||
==Pictures== | ==Pictures== | ||
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(credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=658 the flying dutchman]) | (credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=658 the flying dutchman]) | ||
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+ | http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=2675&size=1&filefix=.jpg | ||
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+ | (credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=5 Gabe15]) | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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This is a very unusual banana and a must for the serious collector. This banana grows | This is a very unusual banana and a must for the serious collector. This banana grows | ||
18-20 feet high and has long racemes(5 to 6 feet) of fruit with skinny tart tasting bananas. | 18-20 feet high and has long racemes(5 to 6 feet) of fruit with skinny tart tasting bananas. | ||
- | Monkey fingers is a real conversation piece. | + | Monkey fingers is a real conversation piece. Great for landscaping |
*Genetic Group - | *Genetic Group - | ||
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*Susceptible Diseases - | *Susceptible Diseases - | ||
- | Panama disease and black sigatoka | + | Disease resistant |
*Resistant Diseases - | *Resistant Diseases - | ||
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===Members Growing This Banana=== | ===Members Growing This Banana=== | ||
<googlemap lat="29.840644" lon="-26.015625"> | <googlemap lat="29.840644" lon="-26.015625"> | ||
+ | 38.639434, -121.313396, [[User:Microfarmer]] | ||
</googlemap> | </googlemap> | ||
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Cultivar Name
Musa acuminata ssp 'microcarpa'
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Synonyms
Monkey fingers
Pisang Jari Buaya
Pisang Gigi Buaya
Crocadiles Teeth
Crocadile Fingers
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Pictures
(credit the flying dutchman)
(credit Gabe15)
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Description
This is a very unusual banana and a must for the serious collector. This banana grows 18-20 feet high and has long racemes(5 to 6 feet) of fruit with skinny tart tasting bananas. Monkey fingers is a real conversation piece. Great for landscaping
- Genetic Group -
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Origin
- Date realized in trade -
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Usage
Desert banana
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Flowering
- Time To Bloom -
- Time To Harvest -
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Cultivation
- Mature Height -
18-20 feet
- Survival Zone -
8-10
- Fruiting Zone -
- Cold Hardiness -
- Wind -
- Sun -
Full sun
- Taste Description -
- Personal Notes -
- Growth tips -
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Known Afflictions
- Pests -
Borers, grasshoppers and root nematodes
- Susceptible Diseases -
Disease resistant
- Resistant Diseases -
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Research Notes
- Links to useful discussion threads in the forum:
- Typical Price Range -
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Members Growing This Banana
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External
- Links
- (Links to other useful pages on the web that mention this banana. Example: International Banana Society)
- Sources