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List of banana cultivars. Left to right: plantains, Red, Latundan, and Cavendish bananas. The following is a list of banana cultivars and the groups into which they are classified. Almost all modern cultivated varieties (cultivars) of edible bananas and plantains are hybrids and polyploids of two wild, seeded banana species, Musa acuminata and ...
Cavendish bananas are the fruits of one of a number of banana cultivars belonging to the Cavendish subgroup of the AAA banana cultivar group (triploid cultivars of Musa acuminata). The same term is also used to describe the plants on which the bananas grow. They include commercially important cultivars like ' Dwarf Cavendish ' (1888) and ...
Category. : Banana cultivars. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Musa (cultivars). Banana cultivars — cultivated varieties and cultivars of bananas and . Includes individual Musa cultivars and cultivar groups.
Musa balbisiana. Original native ranges of the ancestors of modern edible bananas. [3] M. liukiuensis (Matsum.) Makino ex Kuroiwa. M. × paradisiaca var. granulosa G.Forst. Musa balbisiana, also known simply as plantain, is a wild-type species of banana. It is one of the ancestors of modern cultivated bananas, along with Musa acuminata.
Cultivated varieties are now given cultivar names, with the cultivars classified into groups and subgroups. Thus M. × paradisiaca is a species of banana as well as a cultivar. [3] See list of banana cultivars for further information on the naming and classification of cultivars.
Lady Finger banana is a diploid cultivar originating in Malaysia [1] or Indonesia. [2] It is the most widely cultivated AA cultivar and is one of the world’s most popular local bananas. [ 1 ] Lady Finger (AA), with much A in its genome, is notably difficult to grow and rarely survives with low moisture or humidity.
Gros Michel banana. Gros Michel (French pronunciation: [ɡʁo miʃɛl]), often translated and known as " Big Mike ", is an export cultivar of banana and was, until the 1950s, the main variety grown. [3] The physical properties of the Gros Michel make it an excellent export produce; its thick peel makes it resilient to bruising during transport ...
This category should be used for all articles related to bananas and plantains as fruit, such as their cultivation, culinary or other uses, or cultural references. Articles on the species and botany of the genus to which they belong are placed in the Category:Musa (genus). Articles on cultivars and groups of cultivars are placed in the ...