6.1 - Plant general appearance
6.1.1 - Leaf habit
Intermediate
6.1.2 - Dwarfism
Normal : leaves not overlapped and leaf ratio superior to 2.5
6.2 - Pseudostem / Suckers
6.2.1 - Pseudostem height [m]
2.1 to 2.9
6.2.2 - Pseudostem aspect
Normal
6.2.3 - Pseudostem colour
Red-purple
6.2.4 - Pseudostem appearance
Dull (waxy)
6.2.5 - Predominant underlying colour of the pseudostem
Light green
6.2.6 - Pigmentation of the underlying pseudostem
Purple
6.2.7 - Sap colour
Watery
6.2.8 - Wax on leaf sheaths
Moderately waxy
6.2.9 - Number of suckers
6 or more
6.2.10 - Development of suckers
Between 1/4 and 3/4 of the height of the parent plant
6.2.11 - Position of suckers
Close to parent (vertical growth)
6.3 - Petiole / Midrib / Leaf
6.3.1 - Blotches at the petiole base
Extensive pigmentation
6.3.2 - Blotches colour
Black-purple
6.3.3 - Petiole canal leaf III
Margins curved inward
6.3.4 - Petiole margins
Winged and clasping the pseudostem
6.3.5 - Wing type
Dry
6.3.6 - Petiole margin colour
Pink-purple to red
6.3.7 - Edge of petiole margin
Colourless
6.3.8 - Petiole margin width [cm]
<=1 cm
6.3.12 - Colour of leaf upper surface
Green
6.3.13 - Appearance of leaf upper surface
Dull
6.3.14 - Colour of leaf lower surface
Green
6.3.15 - Appearance of leaf lower surface
Dull
6.3.16 - Wax on leaves
Few wax
6.3.17 - Insertion point of leaf blades on petiole
Symmetric
6.3.18 - Shape of leaf blade base
Both sides rounded
6.3.19 - Leaf corrugation
Few stripes
6.3.20 - Colour of midrib dorsal surface
Green
6.3.21 - Colour of midrib ventral surface
Green
6.3.22 - Colour of cigar leaf dorsal surface
Green
6.3.23 - Blotches on leaves of water suckers
Large purple blotches
6.4 - Inflorescence / male bud
6.4.1 - Peduncle length [cm]
>=61 cm
6.4.2 - Empty nodes on peduncle
Two or more
6.4.3 - Peduncle width [cm]
7-12 cm
6.4.4 - Peduncle colour
Green
6.4.5 - Peduncle hairiness
Slightly hairy
6.4.6 - Bunch position
Hanging at angle 45°
6.4.7 - Bunch shape
Asymmetric - Bunch axis is nearly straight
6.4.8 - Bunch appearance
Lax (one can easily place one's hand BETWEEN the hands OF fruit)
6.4.9 - Flowers that form the fruit
Female (absence of pollen sacs or pollens)
6.4.10 - Fruits
Biseriate
6.4.11 - Rachis type
Present and male bud may be degenerated or persistent
6.4.12 - Rachis position
At an angle
6.4.13 - Rachis appearance
Bare
6.4.14 - Male bud type
Like true-horn 'Plantain' (absent)
6.7 - Fruit
6.7.1 - Fruit position
Perpendicular to the stalk
6.7.2 - Number of fruits
13-16
6.7.3 - Fruit length [cm]
>=31 cm
6.7.4 - Fruit shape
Straight in the distal part
6.7.5 - Transverse section of fruit
Slightly ridged
6.7.6 - Fruit apex
Lengthily pointed
6.7.7 - Remains of flower relicts at fruit apex
Base of style prominent
6.7.8 - Fruit pedicel length [mm]
>=21 mm
6.7.9 - Fruit pedicel width [mm]
5 to 10 mm
6.7.10 - Pedicel surface
Hairless
6.7.11 - Fusion of pedicels
Very partially or no visible sign of fusion
6.7.12 - Immature fruit peel colour
Green
6.7.17 - Pulp in fruit
With pulp
6.7.23 - Presence of seed with source of pollen
Inapplicable
6.7.24 - Seed surface
Inapplicable
6.7.25 - Seed shape
Inapplicable
