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Olafhenny · 02-25-2015, 11:50 PM

Hi Rob,

I am now almost certain, that the Platanillo Panoramio is not a M. Velutina. The fruit is
more elongated and of a deeper red and the pulp between the seeds is clearly not edible.
It is as fibrous as paper toweling, just a bit more firm, when moist.

The P.P. is clearly just for show, but that it does well. It is certainly the prettiest banana
I have ever seen, - by a long shot. What astonished me, was that there were that many
in bloom and/or fruit at the same time in that pad.

However I do think that the P.P. is closely related to the Velutina and I hope that it also
goes to bloom as fast as the Velutina does. That would be a great asset for cooler regions.

Best,
Olaf

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