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Old 01-26-2010, 01:01 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Default Re: Musa acuminata ssp. malaccensis (Selangor)???

I don't think it's ssp. malaccensis - your pups are showing none of the characteristic red blotching nor do they have the bluish sheen produced by the presence of wax.

Tog's photos give a good idea of the ssp. malaccensis, especially as young plants.

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I'd be leaning towards ssp-acuminata, myself - the only blotched trunk rules out ssp. truncata (which has a black pstem), and ssp acuminata tends to be glaucous due to the presence of wax, as is showing well on your pups.
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