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Musa sp. "Yunnan" = Musa
itinerans
| MYunnan001 |
This composite image shows the male buds of:
- Musa
itinerans flowering in a field collection (probably at the Phu Ho Fruit Research
Centre) in Vietnam. Image provided by Markku Häkkinen.
- VN1-054 flowering
in a field collection (probably at the Phu Ho Fruit Research Centre) in Vietnam.
Image provided by Markku Häkkinen.
- "Yunnan"
flowering for the first time in cultivation in the Harry P. Leu Gardens, Orlando,
Florida. Image provided by Eric Schmidt.
From this
composite image it can be seen clearly that VN1-054 is a different species to Musa
itinerans. It can also be seen that "Yunnan" is the same as Musa
itinerans, the differences in the male bud in 1 and 3 being trivial and due to
cultural and climatic differences. |
| MYunnan002 |
Well
grown vegetative plant of "Yunnan" in the garden of Marc Vissers, Belgium.
The waxy pseudostem and blue-ish hue to the plant, although different to the type
description of M. itinerans, seems typical of the appearance of the plants in
cultivation in Europe. |
More images of
"Yunnan" in cultivation are accessible via the Musa
itinerans page.
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