Musa, banana 27 (chimera; part banana 2 and part mai`a lele), cultivated

            Apr. 21, 2009

Banana 27 is a chimera, parts of which are banana 2 and parts of which are mai`a lele.  Banana 2 compared to mai`a lele is less glaucous, has a darker red pseudostem and a darker red leaf underside.  Banana 2’s leaf is narrower, and has more prominent venation.  Banana 2’s fruits are more slender and are more prominently beaked.

So far i have seen banana 2 at only one location in the Wai`anae Mountains.  Mai`a lele is perhaps the most common kind of Hawaiian banana in the wild.

The large pseudostem was a chimera when it was planted.  As it grew larger, it became entirely mai`a lele.  One of its suckers, the large red one on the right, is entirely banana 2.  All of the other suckers are entirely mai`a lele.

Taken on: April 21, 2009

Tags:

banana

Musa

Musa x paradisiaca

maia lele

lele

chimera

Hawaii « less

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