| In
his commentary on the works of the Catholic "Father Blanco's
researches of the banana of the Philippine islands" Kurz comments: "7. A purple variety called Musa paradisiaca violacea. The
fruit is round and thick as the wrist and of the size of a good ternate, and has the
appearance and taste like it. It is a new introduction to Manilla, but from whence
introduced Blanco does not know."
Kurz's
description is at odds with the identification of this taxon as 'Morado' by Valmayor et
al 2002.
I
have not yet seen Father Blanco's publication. |