Banana

MUSA

Family: Musaceae

Perennial

There are around 70 spices of Musa.

Banana

Musa acuminata

AKA: Cavendish banana, Williams banana

Cooking Banana

Musa × paradisiaca

Lady Finger Banana

Musa × acuminata

AKA: sugar bananas, fig bananas, or date bananas

Plantain

Musa balbisiana

Latundan Banana

Musa acuminata × Musa balbisiana

AKA: Tundan, silk banana, Pisang raja sereh, Manzana banana, or apple banana

Red Banana
Banana Chips
Plantain

» Plantain is common in these Cuisines

 Jamaica

» Plantain is common in these Cuisines

 Jamaica


The Musaceae Family

a family of flowering plants

Kingdom: Plantae   Clades: Tracheophytes, Angiosperms, Monocots, Commelinids   Order: Zingiberales