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Old 02-09-2008, 11:53 PM   #20 (permalink)
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Default Re: Musa Nepal?

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Originally Posted by Tropicallvr View Post
With all this talk of hardy Musa balbisiana, it's really hard to tell if those plants are actually Musa balbisiana. There are at least 6 different hardy Musa species(M.thompsonii, M.initerans, M.tibet, M.yantzee, M.daj giant, M.hardy German) that have the Musa balbisiana leaf trait(recurved leaf where it meets the petiole).
Don't forget Musa yunnanensis! It also has rounded leaf bases.
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