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Old 12-17-2007, 06:47 PM   #22 (permalink)
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Default Re: Musa Formosana = Musa Basjoo?

I took some pics today of both of my Musa formosana bananas. They don't really look much like Musa basjoo or M. itinerans, IMHO. The leaves are held at a very upright angle, like M. textilis.

The larger one:


Slightly smaller plant:



Pseudostem closeup. No petiole "wings" like M. basjoo has.



Leaf closeup. Notice how the emerging leaf is still tucked inside the most recently unfurled leaf. Not a characteristic of M. basjoo. Looks nothing like a Musa itinerans either, or M. balbisiana.



Any ideas?? I really am doubting whether or not this is the real Musa formosana.
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