Division: Magnoliophyta

Family: Musaceae

Specific Epithet: Musa x paradisiaca

Common Name: Common Banana

Ethnobotanical/Economic Uses: Cultivated for its edible, yellow fruit. The banana is a sterile triploid. It is a cross between M. acuminata and M. balbisiana.

Cultural Requirements:

Origin: India, Ceylon

Number of Specimens: 1

Other Names: Musa paradisiaca var. sarplentum

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