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Originally Posted by mrbungalow
I am starting to realize sikkimensis is a complicated species too. For example: Less than 2 years ago, I was convinced musa sikkimensis "red tiger" was the same thing as regular sikkimensis. After seeing the two side by side from seedling to large plant I had to admit that they had certain differing features in addition to colour. These were not just two individual plants side by side, but groups of atleast 20 plants of each side by side.
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Yes, the 'Red Tiger' variety is somewhat of a mystery to me also. The leaf bases on mine taper into the petiole, much like Musa acuminata. But here is Noltie's (1994) description of the leaf bases:
"Leaves spreading, blades oblong-lanceolate, base rounded or slightly cordate,"
Also, there is a 1996 description that says that the pseudostems are only 1-1.5 meters tall!?!? The other descriptions lists it to 4 meters tall. Perhaps somebody will straighten it all out for us one day.