Originally Posted by bigdog

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.