Musa paradisiaca 'Vittata'

Musa paradisiaca L. 'Vittata' Hort.

Accepted name Musa (AAB group) 'Vittata'
Synonyms Musa vittata W. Ackermann ex E. Rodigas, Flore des Serres, t. 1510 - 1513 (1862 - 1865)
Musa vittata Hooker, Bot Mag. t. 5402
Authorities I have inferred the accepted name by analogy with Musa (AAB group) 'Koa'e' and according to Stover & Simmonds 1987.  However, I am not sure about it.
Section Eumusa
Distribution  
Description  
References Graf Exotica, Lessard 1992, Stover & Simmonds 1987.
Comments I do not know whether or how this differs from 'Koa'e'; W. O. Lessard says they are the same.

This is one of a number of variegated Musa.  Others include:

Musa basjoo 'Variegata'
Musa (AAA group) 'Dwarf Cavendish' several un-named clones
Musa (AAB group) 'Aea'e' = Musa (AAB group) 'Koa'e'
Musa (AAB group) 'Koa'e'
Musa (AAB group) 'Banane panachee'
Musa (AAB group) 'Anil Vazhai' or 'Variegated French Plantain'

Variegated bananas are unstable sectoral chimeras.  This instability prevents them being micropropagated very easily so they tend to be propagated conventionally and therefore rather slowly.  Coupled with their desirability as ornamentals, they are thus not readily obtained compared to non-variegated types.  Variegated plants arise occasionally as 'sports' during micropropagation but such plants often 'grow out' of the variegation.

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last revision 30 December 2000