Musa textilis flowering

Eric-Orlando,FL · 10-22-2008, 08:49 AM

A couple stems in our clump of Musa textilis are currently flowering.

bigdog · 10-22-2008, 08:51 AM

Hey Eric, that looks a lot like Musa balbisiana. Check out this post by Gabe with M. textilis pics:

Musa textilis

Eric-Orlando,FL · 10-22-2008, 09:01 AM

It does look like M. balbisiana. Heres a couple photos I have from our clump we used to have. Both the M. balbisiana and M. textilis came from Going Bananas.

Eric-Orlando,FL · 10-22-2008, 09:03 AM

There is a big clump of what is labeled as M. textilis in the Climatron at MOBOT in St. Louis. They are the bananas in the the left side of this photo;

Richard · 10-22-2008, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Eric-Orlando,FL

A couple stems in our clump of Musa textilis are currently flowering.

Congratulations!

Gabe15 · 10-22-2008, 12:24 PM

Yep, that's definitely M. balbisiana. However, the one in South Florida that goes as M. textilis is a distinct form of M. balbisiana (maybe even a hybrid) with a very colorful lanceolate bud, and it appears you at least have that one. This is the same form that is incorrectly labeled as M. textlis at the National Botanic Gardens in Washington DC.

Here are some more pics of the true M. textilis at Waimea. My plant died (when I was gone over the summer), I will try to get some more next time I go back.
Banana ID

Gabe15 · 10-22-2008, 12:34 PM

Here is the same form (incorrectly labeled as M. textilis) at the NBG in Washington DC.

Bananaman88 · 10-22-2008, 12:36 PM

Eric,

I used to work at MOBOT a few years ago. How long ago was that photo taken? I didn't work in the Climatron, but I think I remember them having 'Apple' and maybe 'Kru' in there. I never really thought it was bright enough in there but I have seen them set fruit before.

Eric-Orlando,FL · 10-22-2008, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Gabe15

Yep, that's definitely M. balbisiana. However, the one in South Florida that goes as M. textilis is a distinct form of M. balbisiana (maybe even a hybrid) with a very colorful lanceolate bud, and it appears you at least have that one. This is the same form that is incorrectly labeled as M. textlis at the National Botanic Gardens in Washington DC.

Here are some more pics of the true M. textilis at Waimea. My plant died (when I was gone over the summer), I will try to get some more next time I go back.
Banana ID

Gabe,

If it is a hybrid, is it crossed with M. textilis?

Eric-Orlando,FL · 10-22-2008, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Bananaman88

Eric,

I used to work at MOBOT a few years ago. How long ago was that photo taken? I didn't work in the Climatron, but I think I remember them having 'Apple' and maybe 'Kru' in there. I never really thought it was bright enough in there but I have seen them set fruit before.

I was last there 2 years ago. The photo I took was at the door where you go into that section that had rainforest conservation exibits then led into the Temperate House. Now that I think about it I think the M. textilis (or what they had labeled as that) were in the Temperate House when you first came in from there, the lower entrance (not that upper one that led out to the dwarf conifer collection)

Gabe15 · 10-22-2008, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Eric-Orlando,FL

Gabe,

If it is a hybrid, is it crossed with M. textilis?

It's hard to say if its a hybrid with something, or just a different variety (of which there are many). I have seen some M. balbisiana x M. textilis referred to as "Canton fiber", but I have never seen a plant or any pictures, so I don't know what they are supposed to look like. I'm leaning towards it being either a pure variety of M. balbisiana, or if it is a hybrid, I don't think it is with M. textilis as it really doesn't seem to have any M. textilis traits. It could perhaps be some kind of M. balbisiana x M. acuminata...but like I mentioned earlier, without genetic testing, who knows what it really is. If I had to make a final answer though, I would say it is just a different form of M. balbisiana, and not a hybrid.

dablo93 · 10-25-2008, 04:45 AM

beautiful colors!

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