Plant Profile: Musa x paradisiaca

Taxonomy: Musa x paradisiaca

Names

Banana, Cooking Banana, Edible Banana, French Plantain, Plantain, Plátano

  • Photo of Musa x paradisiaca (Musa x paradisiacas)

Phonetic Spelling:MEW-suh par-uh-DIS-ee-uh-ka

Genus:Musa

Species:x paradisiaca

Family:Musaceae

This species is a crossbreed of M. acuminata and M. balbisiana. Although it encompasses certain dessert banana varieties, it primarily consists of cultivars that are starchy cooking bananas and plantains.

Musa x paradisiaca Feature Summary

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Musa x paradisiaca Feature Summary

Attributes
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Fruit
Fruit Description:
An elongated fruit with a thick peel. Tends to be starchier than more commonly known bananas.
Fruit Color:
Green
Brown/Copper
Gold/Yellow
Black
Fruit Length:
> 3 inches
Fruit Width:
1-3 inches
Whole Plant Traits
Plant Type:
Edible
Herbaceous Perennial
Cultural Conditions
Light:
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Leaves
Stem

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Musa x paradisiaca Attributes

Musa x paradisiaca: Country Or Region Of Origin

Malesia

Musa x paradisiaca: Life Cycle

Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody

Musa x paradisiaca Fruit

Musa x paradisiaca: Fruit Description

An elongated fruit with a thick peel. Tends to be starchier than more commonly known bananas.

Musa x paradisiaca: Fruit Type

Achene
Aggregate
Berry
Capsule
Caryopsis
Drupe
Follicle
Legume
Nut
Pome
Samara
Schizocarp
Siliqua

Musa x paradisiaca: Fruit Color

grass
Black
grass
Brown/Copper
grass
Gold/Yellow
grass
Green

Musa x paradisiaca: Fruit Value To Gardener

Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy

Musa x paradisiaca: Fruit Length

< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches

Musa x paradisiaca: Fruit Width

< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches

Musa x paradisiaca Whole Plant Traits

Musa x paradisiaca: Plant Type

Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower

Musa x paradisiaca Cultural Conditions

Musa x paradisiaca: Light

Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

Musa x paradisiaca: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone

thermostat
10a
thermostat
10b
thermostat
11a
thermostat
11b

Musa x paradisiaca Leaves

Musa x paradisiaca: Hairs Present

No
Yes

Musa x paradisiaca Stem

Musa x paradisiaca: Stem Is Aromatic

No
Yes