Variegated Musa ID

[Las Palmas Norte]

These emerging Musa are labeled as M. basjoo, which is clearly wrong. The owner was unfamiliar with the Musa genus and welcomed any input I had which was only speculation. I'd seen young acuminata with red variegation,  zebrina and it's ssp. Does anyone have an identification? Thanks in advance.

[Las Palmas Norte]

I was able to narrow the ID on a number of factors thru some members on bananas.org and find that Musa sikkimensis 'Bengal Tiger' is ostensibly it's ID.

[Merlyn]

Sikkimensis Red/Bengal Tiger will be kind of an unusual tan/burgundy color on the underside of the leaf.  I can't really tell that from the photos, but if the bottoms are regular green then it's likely just something like an immature Dwarf Cavendish.  I recall seeing some tissue-cultured Dwarf Cavs for sale at local box stores, and they had similar burgundy markings when young.  The color went away after they grew to 3-4 feet tall, and turned standard solid green.  I don't know if baby Basjoo have red markings. 

[Las Palmas Norte]

These have a reddish coloring on the undersides of the leaves. I've also seen the "immature Dwarf Cavendish" and the disappearing color once they've sized up.

16 hours ago, Merlyn said:

I don't know if baby Basjoo have red markings.

They do not. There is some underside coloring but nothing too pronounced.

[Merlyn]

Gotcha, if they have a reddish color underside, it might also be "Bordelon" or Sumatrana "Zebrina Rojo."  I have both of them, and to me it looks more like the Zebrina Rojo type.  I *think* that the leaves are too wide to be Bordelon, but if they mature longer and narrower then it might be a possibility.  Either way I'd buy one.