Musa paradisiaca

Description

Banana (Musa x paradisiaca), a hybrid between Musa acuminata and Musa balbisiana, is a perennial, herbaceous plant growing about 8 m in height. It is a staple food with a wide range of medicinal and other uses. The fruits can be eaten raw or cooked. Male inflorescences are used as ingredient in curries. The inner stem can be boiled and eaten, or dried then made into flour. The leaves are used as food wrapper. Medicinally, different plant parts are used in the treatment of diarrhea, epilepsy, headache, cough, bronchitis, dysentery, furuncles, wounds, and swelling. Propagation is through sword suckers.

Musa x paradisiaca is an evergreen Perennial growing to 8 m (26ft) by 4 m (13ft) at a fast rate.
It is hardy to zone (UK) 10. The flowers are pollinated by Birds, Bats.
It is noted for attracting wildlife.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: acid and neutral soils and can grow in very acid soils.
It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil. The plant is not wind tolerant.

Cultivation details

The optimal temperature for fruit production is about 27°c, and night time temperatures should not fall much below 18°c when the fruit is ripening or flavour can be impaired. Requires a sunny sheltered position in a well-drained fertile soil with a pH between 6 and 7.5. There are very many named varieties, but two main types can be distinguished:- Dessert bananas which become very sweet when fully ripe. Plantains, which contain more carbohydrate and are more commonly cooked.

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Musa paradisiaca

ISC: 35127
Ecocrop: 1503
Eppo: MUBPA
Wikidata: Q10757112
Unranked: Monocotyledons
Unranked: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Musaceae
Genus: Musa
Nothospecies - interspecific hybrid: Musa paradisiaca
Related plants: Ensete ventricosum, Musa acuminata, Musa balbisiana, Musa basjoo, Musa textilis, Musanga cecropioides

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Names

Musa paradisiaca in differrent languages.

Musa sapidisiaca
Musa sapientum
Musa x paradisiaca
Musa paradisiaca
Bananplante
Dessertbanane
Bananondo
Bananeira
Pakova
Bannann miske
Puquchi
Fusi
Musa paradisiaca
Musa paradisiaca
Musa × paradisiaca
Musa × paradisiaca
موز فردوسي
Musa paradisiaca
Bananplante
Dessertbanane
Musa × paradisiaca
Musa × paradisiaca
Bananondo
Bananeira
Pakova
Bannann miske
Musa × paradisiaca
Zapalōtl
Puquchi
Fusi
Musa paradisiaca
Musa paradisiaca
Musa × paradisiaca
Musa × paradisiaca Musa paradisiaca

Musa paradisiaca

ISC: 35127
Ecocrop: 1503
Eppo: MUBPA
Wikidata: Q10757112
Unranked: Monocotyledons
Unranked: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Musaceae
Genus: Musa
Nothospecies - interspecific hybrid: Musa paradisiaca
Related plants: Ensete ventricosum, Musa acuminata, Musa balbisiana, Musa basjoo, Musa textilis, Musanga cecropioides

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